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Family: Asteraceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late May - November
Musk Thistle is a biennial, native to Eurasia, that frequents heavily disturbed soil and grazed areas. Its flower heads usually droop down to horizontal or slightly below. It has rather large green bracts (phyllaries) on its flower heads, usually tinged with purple, with prominent midveins.
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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