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Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Description:

Spiny leaves (thistle???)

Habitat:

Sandy soil

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1 Comment

dcfieldview
dcfieldview 11 years ago

Looks like Canada thistle - a nasty invasive in the NY, N.E. region. Pretty flowers and some birds will eat it, but wicked spreads, livestock avoids it & you don't want to tangle with the spines.

smutnee80
Spotted by
smutnee80

New York, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 16, 2012

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