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| Musk thistle rosette |
After our terrible winter storms last week, I stayed with my mother for four days to relieve pressure on our limited water supplies (our town was without water for seven days). While at Mother's, I continued my efforts to remove invasive, non-native musk thistles (Carduus nutans) from her property along her subdivision's main road. I'm hoping I didn't pull any Texas thistles (Cirsium texanum). I don't think I did. There's not many photos online that compare the two as seedlings and rosettes. But I did find this photo of a Texas thistle rosette. Here's another and another. One more.
If you're interested in learning more about thistles, check out these sources:
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A Guide to Distinguishing Texas Thistles
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| Same musk thistle...they can get huge! |
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| Musk thistle seedling |
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