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Field Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)

Field Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis) is growing above the high-tide line on the gravel beach. Wow, have a few aphids -- they're sucking this baby dry! Identification includes pointy-lobed basal leaves, small linear upper leaves, and seed heads that are more cottony than a Dandelion's.