Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Scotch Thistle
The flowerhead of this tall thistle has stout triangular bracts which are usually strongly curved backwards (re-curved). It will grow up to 4,000 feet on waste ground or in fallow fields like this one but is quite a variable species. Some plants are very hairy others not hairy at all.
It is found throughout the Mediterranean.
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| Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Scotch Thistle | Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Scotch Thistle (bud) |
Field at Masanagros, Rhodes 16th May 2010
Added on February 3rd 2011 updated 15th January 2021