Onopordum acanthium
Scotch Thistle aka Cotton Thistle, Queen Mary's Thistle
 
 

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Coarse, prickly biennial of sandy waste ground.
 
 
 
Spiny edged leaves and cottony tomentum, winged stems and spine tipped phyllaries surrounding the purple or white disk flowers.
 
 
 

 

 
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