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Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this thistle when I was hiking in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA.

Habitat:

Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA.

Notes:

Purple flowers of all of thistles make a nice anti-inflammatory salve:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5626334_make-salve-thistle.html

Reference Links:

EOL: Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium vulgare, Calflora: Cirsium vulgare

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