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Scottish Thistle flower

Onopordum acanthium

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Species ID Suggestions

Nodding Thistle

Carduus nutans
VineWorld
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VineWorld
The flower itself, the bracts beneath it, and the smooth stem underneath those highly suggest Nodding Thistle; not Scotch Thistle.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011

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