Cirsium horridulum (Purple thistle)
Amazing how different this species looks here vs. south Florida. I am used to what has been described as var. vittata, and it usually has pink flowers (or white), and never deep red. See below.
Antenna field, Comanchee Trail and Edgewater Lane, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina
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Cirsium horridulum (Purple thistle)
Amazing how different this species looks here vs. south Florida. I am used to what has been described as var. vittata, and it usually has pink flowers (or white), and never deep red. See below.
Antenna field, Comanchee Trail and Edgewater Lane, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina
328
views
1
fave
1
comment
Uploaded on April 25, 2013
Taken on April 13, 2013