Cool flower...
Cool flower...
if you pinch and zoom you can see tiny white flowers growing inside the larger purple flower. Looks like some kind of thistle. Anybody know what it is?
Re: Cool flower...
It is a thistle: many of the invasive species look similar, but this is probably Cirsium vulgare - bull thistle.
The tiny flowers within a single flower head are a defining feature of members of the aster family (also called composites), perhaps the largest plant family (There's a debate over whether there are more orchids than composites).
The tiny flowers within a single flower head are a defining feature of members of the aster family (also called composites), perhaps the largest plant family (There's a debate over whether there are more orchids than composites).