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Pink-purple, narrow petals with yellow dots on the tips; flower is about the size of my thumb; plant is short
I found this in a field toward the end of the school year a few years ago. The weather was very hot and dry. I believe I've also seen this plant in Kansas before.
I'm pretty sure this is some type of thistle, but I'd like to know its scientific name.
Spotted on May 29, 2012
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014
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Thank you! But I just realized that without pictures of the leaves, it's going to be hard to figure out exactly which kind it is--hopefully I'll see the plant again soon.
It's one of the sensitive briers - Mimosa sp.
(not necessarily nutalli)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_nutt...