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Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Description:

The whole plant is covered with flat thorns, very sharp.

Habitat:

Spoted in a rural area in the outskirts of Curitiba

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Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare


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3 Comments

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Tx Alice, you're very kind.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely picture of an invasive plant.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Damn, you guys are becoming too fast for me!!! Thank you, Dungeon, you nailed it. Another invasive species fighting for a place in the sun (and and wining, apparently).

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Piraquara, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Oct 25, 2011
Submitted on Oct 25, 2011

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