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Tuesday
08Sep2009

Bristly Ox-Tongue

DateTuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:00AM

Bristly ox-tongue (Picris echioides), an awesomely prickly plant, much more so than the spiny sow thistle (Sonchus asper) that I originally thought it must be.  Really awkward to hold still in a wind when you are trying to photograph it. 

A quick search of Google Images suggests that the reddish colour in the petals is unusual, they are normally pure yellow.

Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-09-06.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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