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Dipsacus fullonum
Dead heads in winter. Height up to 2 meters. Produces rosette of spine-coated leaves in first year. In second year, conical heads of purple flowers are borne on tall, angled and spiny stems.
Biennial of damp grasslands on heavy, often disturbed soils. Found here by the edge of a muddy footpath alongside a small river.
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Love the ice effect!