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Milk Thistle

Silybum

Description:

Identified correctly now I hope. I took a new picture yesterday, hoping I can keep going back until it fully blooms.

Habitat:

Spotted in an overgrowth along my hiking trail.

1 Species ID Suggestions

VineWorld
VineWorld 11 years ago
Nodding Thistle
Carduus nutans


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2 Comments

TerriLowery
TerriLowery 13 years ago

It's thistle. We have plenty of them here in Tennessee. The blooms are pink/purple as I remember. They have a tap root and grow very fast. Pretty but a pain.

mylyoung
mylyoung 13 years ago

I'd guess thistle, too. Looks all sorts of pokey.

ReannaDee
Spotted by
ReannaDee

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2011
Submitted on May 5, 2011

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