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Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

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Max Brodie
Max Brodie 11 years ago
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare


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2 Comments

Tanya4
Tanya4 11 years ago

That is a purple thistle. TN farmers will be proud to see they've made the move north because they're considered a pesky weed here. As pretty as they are, they're hard to eliminate & prolifically reproduce. Good pic!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Thistle, Goldfinches love it.

EdwinTeddyZizak
Spotted by
EdwinTeddyZizak

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 20, 2012
Submitted on Jul 21, 2012

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