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Cardo. Cotton thistle

Onopordum acanthium

Photo by Isabela
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Camino

Notes:

Sierra de Gredos

Species ID Suggestions

Cotton thistle , scotch thistle. Fun fact: this is the national flower of Scotland

Onopordum acanthium
bruno.van.tysch
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Comments (1)
Isabela
Thank you Bruno fo ID. Onopordum is common where I live but I was confused by the long leaves around the flower.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012

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