Cottonthistle, Cotton Thistle, Scotch Cottonthistle, Scotch Thistle, Scots Thistle
Onopordum acanthium
Synonym: Onopordum acanthium ssp. acanthium
The photo above shows scotch thistle as seen within the first mile of the Hat Point Road outside Imnaha, OR...........June 26, 2007. Note the winged, spiny margins of the stems.
The photo above shows scotch thistle as seen within the first mile of the Hat Point Road outside Imnaha, OR............June 26, 2007.
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Basal leaves of scotch thistle as seen along the first half mile of the Steins Pillar Trail #837, Ochoco National Forest.........May 21, 2017.
Paul Slichter