''Cirsium horridulum'', called bristly thistle, is a North American species of plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family. The species is native to the eastern and southern United States from New England to Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma as well as to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Bahamas.
Similar species: Asterales
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Uploaded Apr 26, 2021. Captured Apr 25, 2021 15:53 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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The pain they can cause when touched is pretty horrid, but they are absolutely one of my favorite local native plants. I always felt they were misunderstood. Many people don't want anything but grass in their yards, so this is considered a "pest plant" or a "weed". However, I have noticed in my years of observation that pollinators absolutely love these flowers! It almost seems like the pollinators get "drunk" on the pollen! Posted 4 years ago