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Melancholy Thistle, Abernethy Golf Club
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum), from the family Asteraceae, at Abernethy Golf Club, Nethybridge
25 July 2024
Melancholy Thistle, Abernethy Golf Club
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum), in the family Asteraceae, at Abernethy Golf Club, Nethybridge
25 July 2024
Melancholy thistle, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) taken on The Dava Way path, Grantown-on-Spey by David Palmar. This flower gets is name because historically it was used to treat depression.
20 July 2020
Melancholy Thistle, Dunvegan, Skye
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CEP - Skye
Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) gets its name from its past use, when it was used to prevent 'melancholia' (depression). Can be distinguished from other thistles by its single flower head and lack of spines. Found mainly in upland pastures. This photo was taken in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
17 July 1965
Common Blue Sow-thistle, Upper Port Wood
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Common Blue Sow-thistle (Sochus macrophylla), in the family Asteraceae, at Upper Port Wood, Grantown-on-Spey
25 July 2024
Perennial Sow-thistle, Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle, Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. The basal leaves are pinnately lobed, each lobe contains spiny shaped teeth. The branches of this plant are densely covered in glandular hairs.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle Patch, Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Patch of Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. This plant is largely pollinated by insects, and the flowers will bloom from late July until early October. This photograph was taken at Kames Bay, Millport.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be observed in the background.
06 August 2023
View to Arran, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
View to Arran from Portencross, taken by David Palmar. Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) can be seen in the foreground.
