Carduus crispus

Photo: Carduus crispus.
Photo: Carduus crispus 0.

Flowering plant, gloriously spiny. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-11-02.
Photo: Carduus crispus 1.
Photo: Carduus crispus 1.

Flowering tops. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-11-02.
Photo: Carduus crispus 2.
Photo: Carduus crispus 2.

Flowers. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-11-02.
Photo: Carduus crispus 3.
Photo: Carduus crispus 3.

Flowering tops. Oulu bot.g., Finland. Planted. 2005-08-31.
Photo: Carduus crispus 4.
Photo: Carduus crispus 4.

Flowers. Oulu bot.g., Finland. Planted. 2005-08-31.
Photo: Carduus crispus 5.
Photo: Carduus crispus 5.

Flower and flowerbud. Brussels bot.g., Belgium. Planted. 2008-06-05.
Photo: Carduus crispus 6.
Photo: Carduus crispus 6.

Flower and very very spiny stem and leaves. Brussels bot.g., Belgium. Planted. 2008-06-05.