Annual+Sowthistle

// Sonchus oleraceus // (Note: All headings in bold are to be used in your wiki, the information in brackets is there to help you but should not be included in your final product. Feel free to increase the heading size, change fonts and/or colours if you wish.)
 * Common Name(s ** ):
 * Annual sow thistle, spiny-leaved sow thistle, spiny milk thistle, prickly sow thistle, sharp-fringed sow thistle
 * Origin: ** (Is it introduced?...from cultivation or accidentally,invasive,native)
 * This weed isn't native it's introduced from Europe
 * Identification: ** (Characteristics/traits that will help anyone identify your weed)
 * Leaves are deeply lobed and basal leaves end with a large, pointed segmet
 * Mature plants are 0.1-1.0 meters tall, and the single stems are erect and branched only near the top
 * Characteristics: ** (Why is it a weed?What makes your weed successful? What gives it a competitve advantage? How does it spread? Be thorough... how plants adapt and survive in their environment are one of the things that make them interesting.)
 * My weed is a weed because it is common in cultivated crops, grain fields, and orchards.
 * This weed is also a host to aphids, several viral diseases, and nematodes.
 * It grows in a wide range of environments, but does best on fertile, moist soils in full sunlight
 * Habitat: ** (Where does it live? Where would it be found in B.C.?)
 * In B.C. this weed is common in the province's southern coastal regions but its present in all agricultural reporting regions
 * It also occurs in all Canadian provinces and throughout the northern U.S.
 * Control/ eradication recommendations ** : (Use the principles of IPM. Include at least one cultural, one biological and one chemical control method as described in the resources you have accessed. Be specific.)
 * References: ** (at least 2)