Clustered Thistle

Clustered thistle, Cirsium brevistylum.

 

Lincoln Park, Seattle, Washington State, June 14, 2017.

 

Thirteen days after these photos were taken, these native plants, which had been carefully nurtured by a more knowledgeable naturalist, were mowed down by "restoration" personnel, perhaps assuming that any thistle they see is invasive, or somehow otherwise unworthy.

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