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Cotton thistle- Onopordum acanthium. Flower head of cotton thistle . A common introduced weed in south east Australia. Australia,Cotton Thistle,Geotagged,Onopordum acanthium,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Cotton thistle- Onopordum acanthium.

Flower head of cotton thistle . A common introduced weed in south east Australia.

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The Cotton Thistle

"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.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Feb 3, 2019. Captured Jan 15, 2019 18:39 in 403 Galston Road, Galston NSW 2159, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO3200
  • 121mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.