Cirsium scariosum var. americanum

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Called dwarf thistle, elk thistle or meadow thistle.
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California. Image 1

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Called dwarf thistle, elk thistle or meadow thistle.
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California. Image 2

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Called dwarf thistle, elk thistle or meadow thistle.
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California. Image 3