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thistle essential oil in a beautiful bottle on the table

macro shot of the cross thistle, Eryngium campestre, in the sand along the Waal in Gelderland

detail of sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) with blurred background

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

The 5-Lakes Hike, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Stemmacantha rhapontica, Gewöhnliche Bergscharte, Compositae, Asteraceae, Giant scabiosa

Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Jackpot' also known as Blue Sea Holly. High quality photo

Milk thistle herb before blooming. Close up.

Green and spiky Sea Holly plant. Its scientific name is Eryngium Variifolium

$Low to short hairy annual or biennial; hairs whitish or reddish. Lower leaves stalked, upper unstalked, the leaflets linear-oblong; stipules lanceolate, pointed. Flowers whitish or pinkish, 4mm long, numerous, in dense oblong or egg-shaped, stalked, silky-hairy heads, the petals much shorter than the calyx. Pod 1 seeded.\nHabitat: Dry grasslands, often on slightly acid soils, field borders, grassy heaths, road verges, woodland pathways, waste places, sometimes on sand dunes, at low attitudes.\nFlowering Season: June-September.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe, except the extreme North.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Spiny plumeless thistle in bloom and fluffy seeds close-up view with selective focus on foreground

Macro shot of narrowleaf plantain (plantagoe lanceolata)

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

Purple thistle The Alpine Sea Holly (Eryngium alpinum) in the garden

A beautiful closeup shot of lilac Lacy phacelia plant in a forest

Tiny grass flowers emerge on spikelets of annual ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum. Los Padres National Forest, California, USA.

Lush blooming tree glistens with morning dew in soft sunrise light, vibrant flowers and fresh green leaves create a serene, natural scene.

Bee perching on a sharp spikey teasel flower on a summers day .

Close-up of the white seed fluffs on a creeping thistle plant that is growing in a meadow on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Cornflower in an English country garden.

In the wild grows a thistle Eryngium campestre

High angle view of flowering balkan ivory thistle with selective focus and blurry background

Free Images: "bestof:Here is a specialist that depends on pollen from our native thistle plants to provision the cells of its young. Too often our native thistles also are taken out"

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