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NEEDS ID

Photo by cej10
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Field Notes

Description:

Some type of purple thistle: Pointy purple flowers (start out green) that grow in clusters on the edges of a woody area. The middle photo is a few weeks before the other two.

Habitat:

Sunny patches in an overgrown woody area near a stream.

Notes:

They look painful, but you can touch them.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedJuly 14, 2011

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