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Horse Thistle

Notobasis syriaca

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35.8534, 14.491

Field Notes

Description:

A tall annual thistle, grows up to 1.5 m high. Leaves are long thin and largely spiny.

Habitat:

Found in road sides, country paths and disturbed areas

Notes:

Maltese name: Xewk tax-Xitan

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Flora of the Maltese Islands
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PublishedApril 28, 2013

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