Carolina Thistle (Cirsium carolinianum)

Carolina Thistle (Cirsium carolinianum)

Carolina Thistle is a rare plant in North Carolina, restricted to open woodland clearings in the Mountains and Piedmont in areas of basic or circumneutral soil.

Granville Co., NC 5/16/09.

Carolina Thistle (Cirsium carolinianum)

Granville Co., NC 5/16/09.

Carolina Thistle (Cirsium carolinianum)

Granville Co., NC 5/16/09.

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