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May 26 - Thistle
May 26 - Thistle
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Collection: 200905 - Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Amsterdam
Date: May 26, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/40 s
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2009

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Think it's a thistle, don't know which variant. Made on a rainy short walk.

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05/27/2009 09:20:38 AM
These are interesting plants, easily misidentified as a thistle, or/also rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

I usually don't see very many until mid/late summer.
Knapweed -
Centaurea
Sunflower family - (Asteraceae)

Here are some versions I have:

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05/26/2009 10:22:14 PM
"D they look like orbiting planets
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05/26/2009 07:26:46 PM
Very pretty. I like the buds surrounding the flower.
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05/26/2009 03:09:53 PM
What a beautiful flower! Great color and love the composition.
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05/26/2009 02:25:32 PM
I think it's Black Knapweed. I'm surprised that a lot of the wildflowers you post are the same ones we have here in Newfoundland. But you're about a month ahead of us in blooming.
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