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This is one of the first thistles to flower and is a very spiny plant. It is common throughout England but is less common in Scotland and Ireland. It has a slightly cottony appearance just below the flowers where there are spiny bracts as well. It can be quite tall and this one was over 1 m. This is another plant which the taxonomists have had a go at - it used to be called Carduus acanthoides before 1990.
Frodsham marshes 19th May 2005
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Added on October 5th 2005