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Canada Thistle [Cirsium arvense]

Flower      

Common Name: Canada Thistle
Scientic Name: Cirsium arvense
Colors: Blue
Months Appearing: August

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Also called Creeping Thistle in Europe.

Flowers 1/2  to 3/4 in. in diameter.

Bracts often purple.

Height: 1-5 ft..

Roadsides and wasteplaces.