Galactites tomentosa Boar Thistle I
This is a plant I see very often in the Mediterranean but wasn't expecting to see in the UK. It has been recorded recently only at one site in the UK near Bath but this site, close to Kew, is famous for strange foreigners so on reflection it isn't so odd.
Churchyard near Kew, 30th June 2006
Added on 6th August 2006, updated 18th January 2009, updated 31st March 2010, updated 5th Feb 2015