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Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

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Spear thistle seeds

© Dr Karl Sauerbrey
Spear thistle leaf rosette

© lauriecampbell.com
Spear thistle flowers

© Bob Gibbons / www.ardea.com
Sper thistle flower

© Russell Cooper / naturepl.com
Spear thistle in flower

© Dr Karl Sauerbrey
Spear thistle flowers

© Geoff Simpson / naturepl.com
Spear thistle flowers

© Dr Karl Sauerbrey
Spear thistle in flower

© Roy Anderson
Large Spear thistle plants, showing fasciation

© E. A. Janes / www.photoshot.com
Spear thistle

© Dr Karl Sauerbrey
Spear thistle plant in flower

© Duncan McEwan / naturepl.com
Spear thistle with seed head

© Dr Karl Sauerbrey
Spear thistle seeds dispersing in wind

© E. A. Janes / www.photoshot.com
Spear thistle seed head open

© Richard Packwood / gettyimages.com

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