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Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Photo by misako
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37.83, -122.52

Field Notes

Description:

Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) is a species of the genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa (Atlas Mountains). It is also naturalised in North America and Australia and is as an invasive weed in some areas.
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Habitat:

In grass along hiking trail in the Marin Headlands, CA.

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