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Common name: Thistle
Botanical name: Cirsium verutum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Thistle with densely cottony-hairy stem upto 1.5 m. Basal leaves linear,
stalked, wiht many triangular lobes, each with large terminal spine and
shorter lateral spines. Stem-leaves with spiny lobes and teeth, and
heart-shaped clasping base. Flower-heads 2-2.5 cm across, with purple,
mauve or pink disk florets, stalkless, in dense clusters surrounded by
upper leaves. Involucral bracts with with wooly margins and strong
erect or spreading terminal spines.
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