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Yellow Star Thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Photo by rbumrbum
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A spiny yellow thistle with several extra long brown spines at bottom of each bud.

Habitat:

Native to Eurasia. Invasive to U.S.

Notes:

Damaging to agriculture.

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PublishedJanuary 2, 2016

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