France, La Couvertoirade, fortified town owned by the Knights Templar 12-13C, replaced by Hospitallers 14C, Cardabelle thistle (Carlina acantifolia)

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France, La Couvertoirade, fortified town owned by the Knights Templar 12-13C, replaced by Hospitallers 14C, Cardabelle thistle (Carlina acantifolia) the shepherd's barometer warns of pending rain by closing it's heart

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Size: 3810px × 6000px
Location: La Couvertoirade, France, Europe
Photo credit: © Stephen Saks Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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