Spear thistle flowers (Cirsium vulgare). Purple thistle flowers blooming in July. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. Photographed in Cair

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Spear thistle flowers (Cirsium vulgare). Purple thistle flowers blooming in July. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland. Photographed in Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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