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St. Benedict's thistle - Cnicus benedictus Some sources show as accepted scientific name Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. and Cnicus benedictus L. as synonym.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78918/st._benedicts_thistle_-_cnicus_benedictus.html" title="St. Benedict&#039;s thistle - Cnicus benedictus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/78918_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=1vds5IETFCLaReot7yCK220KoK8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="St. Benedict&#039;s thistle - Cnicus benedictus Some sources show as accepted scientific name Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. and Cnicus benedictus L. as synonym.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78917/st._benedicts_thistle_-_cnicus_benedictus.html Asteraceae,Asterales,Bulgaria,Centaurea benedicta,Cnicus,Cnicus benedictus,Eudicot,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Holy thistle,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Spring,St. Benedict&#039;s thistle,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Asteraceae,Asterales,Bulgaria,Centaurea benedicta,Cnicus,Cnicus benedictus,Eudicot,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Holy thistle,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Spring,St. Benedict's thistle,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

St. Benedict's thistle - Cnicus benedictus

Some sources show as accepted scientific name Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. and Cnicus benedictus L. as synonym.

St. Benedict's thistle - Cnicus benedictus Some sources show as accepted scientific name Centaurea benedicta (L.) L. and Cnicus benedictus L. as synonym.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78917/st._benedicts_thistle_-_cnicus_benedictus.html Asteraceae,Asterales,Bulgaria,Centaurea benedicta,Cnicus,Cnicus benedictus,Eudicot,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Holy thistle,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Spring,St. Benedict's thistle,Wildlife

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The Cnicus

"Cnicus benedictus", known by the common names St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle and spotted thistle, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded May 13, 2019. Captured May 5, 2019 10:28 in 593 175, 6929 Oreshari, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 70mm
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