Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
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Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre with basal rosette of leaves and erect stem with tight cluster of thistle flowers
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre with basal rosette of leaves and erect stem with tight cluster of thistle flowers