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Thistle, close-up.

tle (Ptilostemon casabonae) stock photo

Nature's resilience: A solitary thistle stands tall amidst the sprawling fields, a testament to its strength and beauty in the face of the elements. #FieldElegance #NatureResilience

Close up view of a bee on a thistle flower

A beautiful and showy purple Eryngium leavenworthii surrounded by Coneflower seed heads on a hot and dry late summer afternoon in Benbrook, Texas

Flowering Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Also known as Marian's Thistle, St. Mary's Thistle, Holy Thistle, and Blessed Thistle. Historically used as a medicinal herb. An invasive species in many areas.

Purple Thistle flower

Milk thistle flowers, close up. Silybum marianum herbal remedy

Isolated scottish thistle blooming in the sun. Soft green barckground

Thistle flower against a black background

Native Illinois thistle blooming and one about to bloom attracting a bumble bee

Close-up of a fluffy fuchsia-purple flower.

Purple flower in beautiful sunlight as background. Selective focus. Purple flower in vintage style. Nature concept.

Cotton Thistle, Onopordum acanthium, sometimes posited as the Scotch Thistle, against a natural green background with copy space.

Flowers of the Milk Thistle close-up outdoors

Purple wildflowers in a nature reserve in Den Bosch (‘s-Hertogenbosch)

thistle flower isolated in blury green background. space for text

Close up view of a thistle.

Japanese thistle and honey bee

Field thistle.

Silybum marianum herbal remedy. Pink milk thistle flowers, close up.

Scotch (or Scottish) thistle (Onopordum acanthium) is also known as cotton thistle. The photograph shows how it looks in its second year, which is when it grows to measure about 7 feet (over 2 metres) in height. Scotch thistle is biennial. At first a spiny rosette shows itself while a deep tap root is developing under the soil. In the second year, the large central stem grows and classic and impressive purple thistle flowers grow from June to July. It has been suggested that gardeners might plant this thistle deliberately just for this impressive display, together with its overall attractive pale grey-green colour. The ground in which this thistle flourishes was cleared of brambles just a year ago, with a view to turning the land into allotments for local gardeners. In the meantime, living seeds have developed, and now the area grows foxgloves, opium poppies, scarlet pimpernel, red dead-nettle, Rumex, purple vetch, stinging nettles and groundsel, to name but a few, in addition to the Scotch thistle.

Burdock flower on a sunny day. Natural wallpaper. Close-up. Selective focus.

Scottish Thistle

Onopordum illyricum commonly known as borriquero thistle belonging to the compositae family in different stages of flowering pollinated by honey insects

Purple Magenta Thistle Flowers - Invasive species of plant blooming along wetlands riparian zone.

Close-up on a thistle flower

Photo of thistle flowers.

A nice blossom of a cardoon on defocused background

Close-up of a delicate light purple flower in full bloom with a blurred green background.

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