Cirsium palustre

Cirsium palustre

Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.
Engl.: marsh thistle, marsh plume thistle.
Deu.: Sumpf-Kratzdistel.
Fran.: chardon des marais, cirse des marais.
Sven.: kärrtistel.
Suom.: suo-ohdake.
Bot. syn.: Carduus palustris L., Cnicus palustris (L.) Willd.

Photo: Cirsium palustre 1.

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Spiny purple leaves in spring. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.

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Leaf rosette, dark purple spring colour, and very very very spiny. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.