Photo: Cirsium palustre 1.
Botanical name:
Spiny purple leaves in spring. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.
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.
Spiny purple leaves in spring. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.
Leaf rosette, dark purple spring colour, and very very very spiny. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
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