2019
NZ3923 : Large stand of creeping thistles
taken 6 years ago, near to Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, England

Large stand of creeping thistles
Creeping thistle, (Cirsium arvense), is a common species distinguishable by its lilac-coloured flower heads. It often blanket-covers an area to the exclusion of other species as here, near to the village of Thorpe Thewles.