Texas Thistle 0002C
by Robert ONeil
Title
Texas Thistle 0002C
Artist
Robert ONeil
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Texas Thistle, a prickly, tap-rooted wild annual that reaches 3 to 5 feet tall.
Each plant begins growth as a rosette, or a circular cluster of leaves, during the winter and sends up a flowering stalk in the spring. The leaves are extremely spiny and located alternately along the stems. In some species, the leaf bottom may be woolly with small hairs.
Showy purple flowers occur in late spring and summer and mature into a white plume. The seeds scatter profusely in the wind.
Many birds will feed on the seeds of the Texas Thistle.
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September 10th, 2015
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Comments (4)
Lisa Phillips
Beautiful work, Robert. I have featured your image in the FAA group "Thoughts of Flowers".
Robert ONeil replied:
Lisa, wow awesome! Thank you so much! I'm thrilled and appreciative for the feature :)