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Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill

meadow thistle (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Cirsium dissectum grows in peaty bogs and fens, especially in Ireland, South Wales and southern England (more rarely in central and eastern England and south-western Scotland).

Burley (VC11: South Hampshire); 2014-07-03

 meadow thistle / Cirsium dissectum: _Cirsium dissectum_ grows in peaty bogs and fens, especially in Ireland, South Wales and southern England (more rarely in central and eastern England and south-western Scotland).

Despite its name, the leaves of Cirsium dissectum are not deeply incised, but only shallowly lobed.

Burley (VC11: South Hampshire); 2014-07-03

 meadow thistle / Cirsium dissectum: Despite its name, the leaves of _Cirsium dissectum_ are not deeply incised, but only shallowly lobed.

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