Common Name:
GLOBE-THISTLE
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
*
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Ad P-Forb
J. Kelly
A native of Eurasia, grown as a garden ornamental and occasionally a conspicuous escape from cultivation to roadsides and disturbed places, including abandoned railroads, filled land, grassy sites. First collected in 1896 in Kent Co.
The corollas, bracts, and anthers all contribute a decidedly bluish look to the large spherical heads, which may be 3–5 cm in diameter.