Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Field Thistle

Cirsium discolor

Description:

Height: 4 ft. Pale purple flower heads with large green spiny base.

Habitat:

Spotted along a meadow trail north of Chippewa Picnic Area on Hwy 26.

Notes:

It is a good nectar plant for attracting Tiger Swallowtails and Monarch butterflies.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Tamarac Connie
Spotted by
Tamarac Connie

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Aug 16, 2014
Submitted on Aug 17, 2014

Related Spottings

Cirsium vulgare(Spear Thistle) Spear Thistle Bull Thistle Spear Thistle

Nearby Spottings

Harebell Northern Plains Blasing Star Golden Glow Aster Northern Leopard Frog
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team