Star thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa) flower. Photographed in Israel in March

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Size: 5133px × 3409px
Location: Israel
Photo credit: © Ilan Rosen / PhotoStock-Israel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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