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$Tall biennial to 1,5m, stem with sharp spiny Wings to the Top, Leaves lanceolate, pinnately -lobed, spiny-margined, dull green, prickly-hairy on the upper Surface. Flower heads purple, 20-40mm, in a panicle or flat topped Cluster.\nHabitat: Grassy and waste Places, disturbed Ground, often on fertile base-rich soils. Flower Season: July-October.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe (North America), except the far North. Cosmopolite?\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation to Ireland in July 2022.$

meadow herbs ivan-tea, sweet clover and thistle growing in the field

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

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

Beautiful Orange Butterfly and Bees over Eryngium Alpinum, the alpine sea holly, alpine eryngo or queen of the Alps an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Globe thistle visited by bees and a butterfly.

flowers of red clover isolated on a white background

A perennial field thistle considered to be invasive

Close-up of artichoke (Cynara scolymus) plant blossoming purple colored, in the end of june, beginning of july in the vegetable garden with honey bees pollinating.

Branch of blooming thistle in the field in the middle of the sunny summer day

Single creeping thistle in bloom close-up view with selective focus

Photo taken in Frogmore Meadow (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in Chenies Bottom, Hertfordshire, UK.

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

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

The milk thistle is a plant up to 150 centimetres high and occurs mainly in the Mediterranean region. It has been used as a remedy since ancient times. Initially it was used against snake bites and to stimulate bile flow, but since the Middle Ages it has been used to treat liver diseases.

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Also known as Marian's Thistle, St. Mary's Thistle, Holy Thistle, and Blessed Thistle. Historically used as a medicinal herb. An invasive species in many areas.

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

A type of thistle, this plant has health benefits

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

Bumblebee on a Devil's-bit (Succisa pratensis) flower bloom

Cynara cardunculus at the forest in the evening in Vic, CT, Spain

Spring background. Open and closed Allium flower heads create an alternate green / purple color pattern. Two blooms together at different development stages. Contrast, softness, togetherness

A bee is collecting pollen on a purple blossom

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