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A thistle (Cirsium species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

Two plants, holy thistle (Silybum marianum) and Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

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Cirsium

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Images about Cirsium

Works from the collections

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

Two plants, holy thistle (Silybum marianum) and Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

A thistle (Cirsium species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

Cirsium

Images from the collections

Images about Cirsium

Works from the collections

Two plants of the Compositae family: a flowering thistle (left) and yellow chrysanthemum (right). Watercolour.

Two plants, holy thistle (Silybum marianum) and Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured etching by C. Pierre, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

A thistle (Cirsium species): flowering stem. Watercolour.

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