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Melancholy thistle, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) taken on The Dava Way path, Grantown-on-Spey by David Palmar. This flower gets is name because historically it was used to treat depression.
20 July 2020
Melancholy Thistle, Dunvegan, Skye
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CEP - Skye
Melancholy Thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) gets its name from its past use, when it was used to prevent 'melancholia' (depression). Can be distinguished from other thistles by its single flower head and lack of spines. Found mainly in upland pastures. This photo was taken in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
17 July 1965
Perennial Sow-thistle, Millport
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Millport, Firth of Clyde
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle, Millport
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Millport, Firth of Clyde
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. The basal leaves are pinnately lobed, each lobe contains spiny shaped teeth. The branches of this plant are densely covered in glandular hairs.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle Patch, Millport
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Millport, Firth of Clyde
Patch of Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. This plant is largely pollinated by insects, and the flowers will bloom from late July until early October. This photograph was taken at Kames Bay, Millport.
16 August 2023
Perennial Sow-thistle, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be observed in the background.
06 August 2023
View to Arran, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
View to Arran from Portencross, taken by David Palmar. Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) can be seen in the foreground.
06 August 2023
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Golden Dung Fly on an Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle near Grantown, Speyside
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Alpine Blue Sow Thistle (Cicerbita alpina) near Grantown, Speyside, taken by David Palmar