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Milk Thistle

Silybum

Photo by ReannaDee
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Field Notes

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.

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Milk thistle

Species ID Suggestions

Nodding Thistle

Carduus nutans
VineWorld
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Comments (2)
TerriLowery
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
I'd guess thistle, too. Looks all sorts of pokey.

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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