APHOTOFLORA

An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Carduus pycnocephalus - Plymouth Thistle (Asteraceae Images)
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Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- flower side view 1

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- flower side view 2

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- flower side view 3

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- flower 1

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- flower buds 1

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- leaf 1

Plymouth Thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus
- stem 1

Images of species taken on the foreshore of Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 05.05.05; also 29.05.13.

 

Carduus pycnocephalus Plymouth Thistle Asteraceae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.