Cirsium vulgare
(Savi) Tenore.
Bull Thistle
Description:
- Vigorous
usually solitary plant 0.5-1.5 m tall
- Alternate
leaves deeply divided into narrow lobes
- Leaf lobes
end in stout spikes over 0.5 mm long
- Several
purple flower heads 3-5 cm wide
Habitat:
- Open
pastures
- Hillsides
- Roadsides
- Waste
ground
- Grazed
areas
Distribution: