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Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Photo by Phil_S
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Description:

Bull Thistle is a prickly wildflower which most people consider an annoying weed. Its stems, branches, and leaves are covered with thorns. Bull Thistles have pretty purple to pink flowers, one to two inches wide. Leaves are three to six inches long. Bull Thistles can reach six feet tall.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest. Veteran's Memorial Park, Lake Metroparks System, Mentor, OH, Lake County, USA

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Thistle, bull thistle

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