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The Musk thistle or Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) is a member of the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is a biennial herb with showy red-purple flowersand sharply spiny stems and leaves.
(via Flora Batava, Volume 2 (1807))

The Musk thistle or Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) is a member of the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is a biennial herb with showy red-purple flowersand sharply spiny stems and leaves.

(via Flora Batava, Volume 2 (1807))