Ruthenian globe thistle, also known as Echinops bannaticus, growing amongst grasses, photographed during a heatwave in Villandry in the Loire Valley,

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Villandry, France
Photo credit: © Lois GoBe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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