Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Leafy Thistle

image: Leafy or Dwarf Thistle

July 23, 1805

Today at the Beautiful Three forks we found a new spiky plant that I named the leafy thistle.  This plant will most likely become another pain we will have to face in the journey ahead.  Just stepping on one plant will result in multiple thorns in one's moccasins.  The plant has a beautiful pink flower that grown around 5-6 cm in length, but don't get fooled by its beauty.  Along the leaves and stem our tiny pricks which cause great discomfort when stepped on.  The Leafy Thistle grows wildly and appears to be unwanted by other plants.

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