Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Welted Thistle

Flower of Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus.  Orpington Field Club visit to Lullingstone Country Park.  13 August 2011.
Flower of Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus.  Orpington Field Club visit to Lullingstone Country Park.  13 August 2011.
Just after posting photos of two other thistles, I twice came across some of these scarcer ones. These were relatively weak specimens; I saw a much sturdier one on Riddlesdown on 2 July, though I didn't get a good photo. Here are the other two I posted recently: Creeping Thistle and Spear Thistle.

Flowers of Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus.  Orpington Field Club visit to Lullingstone Country Park.  13 August 2011.
Flowers of Welted Thistle, Carduus crispus.  Orpington Field Club visit to Lullingstone Country Park.  13 August 2011.

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