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  • The incredibly spiky purple thistle is a very common and very tall wildflower seen in many disturbed areas in all of Florida. It is a great food source for many types of butterflies.
    Purple Thistle
  • The incredibly spikey purple thistle is a very common and often very tall wildflower seen in any disturbed areas in all of Florida, this one on Long Pine Key.
    Purple Thistle
  • The very pretty flowerbud of the purple thistle about to open in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails of Collier County, Florida.
    Purple Thistle
  • Musk thistle is a very spiky, invasive species from Eurasia and has now become a noxious weed throughout most of the world. This one was photographed in Logan County just outside of Sterling, Colorado.
    Musk Thistle
  • Also known as the edible thistle, his Pacific Northwest member of the aster family is found in alpine and subalpine forested mountains. The peeled stems can be eaten, and the flowers and seeds are a common food source for butterflies, bees, and birds. This one was found just below the top of Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains of Washington.
    Indian Thistle
  • Very common throughout western and central North America, the wavyleaf thistle can grow in many different habitats and can grow to a height of 6 feet. This one was growing in the plains of Northwestern Colorado near the Pawnee Buttes.
    Wavyleaf Thistle
  • Common across nearly all of North America, common burdock look slike just another thistle, except that it actually isn't a thistle at all. A native of Europe, bats have been known to die after becoming entangled in the burrs.
    Common Burdock
  • Twin-spot skipper butterfly feeding on an unusually pale purple thistle in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Twin-Spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)