Spear thistle  (Cirsium vulgare)

Spear thistle seeds

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Spear thistle leaf rosette

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Spear thistle flowers

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Sper thistle flower

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Spear thistle in flower

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Spear thistle flowers

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Spear thistle flowers

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Spear thistle in flower

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Large Spear thistle plants, showing fasciation

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Spear thistle

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Spear thistle plant in flower

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Spear thistle with seed head

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Spear thistle seeds dispersing in wind

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Spear thistle seed head open

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