Spear Thistle (Cirsium Vulgare)

The spear thistle, whose scientific name is cirsium vulgare, is a member of the thistle family asteraceae.

Also called bull thistle or common thistle, it is native to much of Europe, western Asia, and northwest Africa.

This plant is a biennial or short-lived monocarpic thistle.

It forms a rosette of leaves and main roots in the first year and a flower stalk in the second year.

Spear thistle has fine, pappus hairs with fine lateral hairs.

Ref.:

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirsium_vulgare