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Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) NATIVE. This is definitely one of my favorite native flowers, and I don&#039;t think it gets nearly enough attention. Its defensive spikes can be quite painful if touched, but this plant is a pollinator favorite! Not only is it a host plant to The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and The Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), but it attracts many other pollinators!<br /> <br /> Growing in my overgrown backyard habitat/field. <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77475/horrid_thistle_cirsium_horridulum.html" title="Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/77475_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LnSozds2k98EMbnWxuURyyNAvNU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) NATIVE. This is definitely one of my favorite native flowers, and I don&#039;t think it gets nearly enough attention. Its defensive spikes can be quite painful if touched, but this plant is a pollinator favorite! Not only is it a host plant to The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and The Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), but it attracts many other pollinators!<br /> <br /> Growing in my overgrown backyard habitat/field.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77474/horrid_thistle_cirsium_horridulum.html Bristly thistle,Cirsium horridulum,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Bristly thistle,Cirsium horridulum,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)

NATIVE. This is definitely one of my favorite native flowers, and I don't think it gets nearly enough attention. Its defensive spikes can be quite painful if touched, but this plant is a pollinator favorite! Not only is it a host plant to The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and The Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), but it attracts many other pollinators!

Growing in my overgrown backyard habitat/field.

Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) NATIVE. This is definitely one of my favorite native flowers, and I don't think it gets nearly enough attention. Its defensive spikes can be quite painful if touched, but this plant is a pollinator favorite! Not only is it a host plant to The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) and The Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), but it attracts many other pollinators!<br /> <br /> Growing in my overgrown backyard habitat/field.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77474/horrid_thistle_cirsium_horridulum.html Bristly thistle,Cirsium horridulum,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It's beautiful! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Thank you! I just saw the pale yellow variant of this species (for the first time) on a hike today! I'll try to get it posted soon! Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Just saw it and LOVE it! Posted 6 years ago

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The Bristly thistle

''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.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Apr 15, 2019. Captured Apr 6, 2019 02:01 in 110 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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