Common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) is a biennial herb whose mild-flavoured young leaves and stems are foraged and eaten raw or cooked, with medicinal uses recorded as well. Inputs Full sun1 Moist soil1 Outputs Human food1 Medicinal use1 Type Herb Biennial Footnotes Sonchus oleraceus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4