CNICUS SYRIACUS RCB RL-2

(Synonym Notobasis syriaca, Cirsium syriaca). Self-seeding annual thistle with angular protruding purple bracts and purple heads Jun-Aug, pale-veined silybum-like leaves, 1m. Seed collected Roman Temple, Majdel Aanjar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

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