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Cynara cardunculus
Plant ~ 1 m tall with light green lobate leaves and flowers with thick pea-green petals with burgundy highlights.
Pacific Northwest suburban area.
Spotted growing in an unpaved strip between a street and sidewalk.
Machi: Thanks for the ID. I could find very few artichoke images online that were exactly like those in this spotting, but I found enough similarities to convince me that you got it right. I believe I probably imaged this individual just before its purple flowers emerged from the seed head.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2016
Submitted on Jun 15, 2016
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