Cirsium palustre

Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop. Engl.: marsh thistle, marsh plume thistle. Deu.: Sumpf-Kratzdistel. Suom.: suo-ohdake. Sven.: kärrtistel. Fran.: chardon des marais, cirse des marais. Bot. syn.: Carduus palustris L., Cnicus palustris (L.) Willd.

Photo: Cirsium palustre.

Photo: Cirsium palustre. Leaf rosette, dark purple spring colour, and very very very spiny. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.

Photo: Cirsium palustre 1.

Photo: Cirsium palustre 1. Spiny purple leaves in spring. Perheniemi, Iitti, Finland. Wild. 2007-05-11.