Carline Thistle, Carlina vulgaris, Asteraceae. Totternhoe Knolls, Chilterns, Bedfordshire, UK. It is a biennial that grows on limestone.

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Carline Thistle, Carlina vulgaris, Asteraceae. Totternhoe Knolls, Chilterns, Bedfordshire, UK. It is a biennial that grows on limestone, chalky or other alkaline grasslands or dunes. The flowers are clusters of very small brown florets surrounded by brown-golden bracts. Both feel dry and spiky, so at first glance the plants appear to be dying when in full flower.

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Location: Totternhoe Knolls, Chilterns, Bedfordshire, UK.
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