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Scotch Thistle
Onopordum acanthium
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Onopordum acanthium (Cotton thistle) is a flowering plant in the Family Asteraceae. Other common names include, Scotch thistle, and Scotch cotton thistle. Native to Europe, North Africa and Asia, it is a vigorous, biennial with coarse, spiny leaves and conspicuous spiny-winged stems. (From Wikipedia) |
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Scotch Thistle rosette
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