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Musk Thistle

Carduus nutans

Photo by Ozbird
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Description:

A really beautiful plant, in the second picture you can see the flower.

Species ID Suggestions

Musk Thistle

Carduus nutans

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James McNair
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Comments (5)
Ozbird
Thank you James and BlueAppaloosa for the ID!
BlueAppaloosa
Looks like a musk thistle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduus_nutans
Ozbird
Thx Marta! I have actually no idea, it looked like some kind of thistle to me but maybe you're right and is it related..
The MnMs
It reminds me of the artichoke flower. Perhaps is a related plant (?) Is beautiful!

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