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Cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

Photo by Dangermouse
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Field Notes

Description:

Upright perennial with spiny leaves. Flower heads pinkish purple or blue; 40-60mm across above bulbous array of spiny bracts; May-July.

Habitat:

Stony and grazed ground. Widely grown.

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