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Cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

Description:

Upright perennial with spiny leaves. Flower heads pinkish purple or blue; 40-60mm across above bulbous array of spiny bracts; May-July.

Habitat:

Stony and grazed ground. Widely grown.

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Dangermouse
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Dangermouse

Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on May 26, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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