Thistle
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Thistle is the popular name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the plant – on th
Musk thistle, C. nutans in the Carpathian Mountains
Milk thistle flowerhead
Cirsium arizonicum, showing arachnoid cobwebbiness on stems and leaves, with ants attending aphids that might be taking advantage of the shelter.
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare in Scotland, 2007
Artichoke
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The artichoke is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.
Thistle
…Cnicus – Blessed thistle Cynara – Artichoke, Cardoon Echinops – Globe thistle…
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Cross section of an artichoke heart
Artichoke head with flower in bloom
Some varieties of artichoke display purple coloration