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Spotted this beautiful Creeping Thistle while hiking in the Mammoth Lakes, CA ...
The creeping thistle is normally purple, the white variety is not found very ...
Invasive species from Eurasia.
also known as: Canada Thistle
Beginning of the bloom - purple colored buds of a smaller field thistle