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A perennial field thistle considered to be invasive

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

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

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

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

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

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

Beautiful growing flower root burdock thistle on background meadow, photo consisting from growing flower root burdock thistle to grass meadow, growing flower root burdock thistle at meadow countryside

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