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Cirsium vulgare
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Colour: |
Purple |
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Flowering: |
June - September |
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Height: |
Up to 4' (120 cm) |
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Family: |
Compositae |
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Spear Thistle |
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Spear Thistle is a very common weed in Britain. It is found in
fields, gardens and wasteland.
It is quite difficult to identify the different types of
thistle. Spear Thistle is very similar to the Field Thistle.
The difference is the stem of the Spear thistle which is
spiny and winged.
This thistle grows to a maximum of about 120 cm. The
flowerheads are purple, up to 2.5 cms across. The leaves are
long, narrow and very spiny.
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