Tag: Swamp Thistle

Swamp Thistle

These photos of Swamp Thistle [Carduus muticus] were taken at Fletcher Park on 30 September 2012. According to Wild Flowers of North Carolina, this “relatively rare species of Thistle grows in bogs, meadows, and low woodland margins.” USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CIMU