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"Cnicus benedictus", known by the common names St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle and spotted thistle, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran.

Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded May 13, 2019. Captured May 5, 2019 10:27 in 593 175, 6929 Oreshari, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
  • f/2.8
  • 1/320s
  • ISO160
  • 70mm