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Thistle - Onopordum acanthium  Australia,Cotton Thistle,Geotagged,Onopordum acanthium,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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"Onopordum acanthium", is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan, and north to central Scandinavia, and widely naturalised elsewhere. It is a vigorous biennial plant with coarse, spiny leaves and conspicuous spiny-winged stems.

Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Jan 27, 2022. Captured Jan 23, 2022 14:53 in Wolgan Trail, Newnes NSW 2790, Australia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/22.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm