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Yellow Thistle

Cirsium horridulum

Photo by Tupa
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Species ID Suggestions

Oyster Thistle / Golden Thistle

Scolymus grandiflorus

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Comments (4)
laura.cricket
Golden thistle, yellow thistle - confusingly similar names, but separate genera. :)
SarahWhitt
Well....Tupa...I have spent some serious time searching - came up empty handed with the EXACT same flower also! Don't know....Some of these unknown IDs (even some of my own) continue to "buffalo" me to no end - it's a lot of fun researching - but a lot MORE fun whenever I find the right one!!! :)
Tupa
Hey Sarah, thanks - I think you're right, it looks like a Yellow Thistle, but I haven't found exactly the same flower on the pics on the web.
SarahWhitt
Hi Tupa! This looks like a Yellow Thistle to me. Though today is the first time I even knew this type existed. I thought they were purple only. :) May be mistaken. But, it does have the characteristics of thistle.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011

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