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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Photographed the Bull Thisle flowering in my son's flower garden located in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

 

Cirsium vulgare, the spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), Western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa (Atlas Mountains).It is also naturalised in North America, Africa, and Australia and is an invasive weed in several regions. It is the national flower of Scotland.

 

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