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A perennial field thistle considered to be invasive

Stemmacantha rhapontica, Gewöhnliche Bergscharte, Compositae, Asteraceae, Giant scabiosa

Purple thistle The Alpine Sea Holly (Eryngium alpinum) in the garden

meadow herbs ivan-tea, sweet clover and thistle growing in the field

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

A blue thistle wildflower against a plain white background.

detail of sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) with blurred background

Pink flowering thistle Cardus marianus or Saint Mary's thistle (Silybum marianum)on background of blurred greens. Milk thistle is valuable plant used for medicinal purposes. Selective focus close-up

Single creeping thistle in bloom close-up view with selective focus

$Tall biennial to 1,5m, stem with sharp spiny Wings to the Top, Leaves lanceolate, pinnately -lobed, spiny-margined, dull green, prickly-hairy on the upper Surface. Flower heads purple, 20-40mm, in a panicle or flat topped Cluster.\nHabitat: Grassy and waste Places, disturbed Ground, often on fertile base-rich soils. Flower Season: July-October.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe (North America), except the far North. Cosmopolite?\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation to Ireland in July 2022.$