Coppice Wood, Cumbria

Melancholy Thistles (Cirsium heterophyllum) on road verge near Newshield

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The Melancholy thistle despite its name has no sharp spines. It has large attractive single flowers and produces seeds much sought after by some birds, particularly finches.

Uploaded to Geograph by Andrew Curtis on 19 July 2015

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