COMMON BLUE SOW THISTLE
HAIRLESS BLUE SOW THISTLE
Cicerbita Plumieri
Daisy &
Dandelion Family [Asteraceae] 
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Daisy &
Dandelion Family [Asteraceae]
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| 9th July 2005, near Hope, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Grows up to 2 metres high. |
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| 15th July 2011, Galloway. | Photo: © Sue King-Smith |
| Amazing un-furling from bud. Like all flowers of the Daisy Family, each of the five strips is a flower in its own right (and not a 'petal'). |
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| 9th July 2005, near Hope, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Has large azure to lilac coloured Dandelion-type flowers, but with fewer ray-florets than Dandelions. [Those of Alpine Blue Sow-thistleand Hairless Blue Sow-thistlehave bluer flowers]. |
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| 11th July 2006, Adstone, Church Stretton, Shropshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The inner disc florets have deeper sky-blue stigmas. |
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| 31st July 2007, near Hawes Water, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
The many bracts around the base of the flower are of various lengthsk may be tinged purple at the ends and have sticky hairs which also cover the stems and un-opened flower buds. The bracts form a narrower neck half-way up un-like those of Hairless Blue Sow-thistle, which is also hair-less. |
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| 22nd Aug 2008, Bradwell, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Ripe flowers ready for their last opening to display a seed-clock have a reddish tip. |
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| 9th July 2005, near Hope, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves are very variable in shape, but triangular-toothed. Some are arrow-head shaped, whereas others have a deep neck nearer the stem. All clasp the main stem without stalks. |
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| 31st July 2007, near Hawes Water, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves clasp the main stem without auricles. |
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| 22nd Aug 2008, Bradwell, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Like all Dandelion-type flowers, the flowers produce a seed-clock. |
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Some similarities to : Chicory and to Russian Lettuce Distinguishing Feature : Not to be mistaken for:
Common (Hairless) Blue Sow Thistle appears to be very rare in Britain, located in but 4 places in AD2000. Its distribution appears to be totally sporadic and seems to randomly appear almost anywhere in the Britain. This Sow-thistle does not belong to the Sonchus genus and therefore does not exude a milky sap from broken stems. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
 Cicerbita |
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Daisy &
Dandelion Family [Asteraceae]
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