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Cirsium acaule Scop.

dwarf thistle (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Cirsium acaule grows in base-rich grassland in southern and eastern England and south-eastern Wales; it is usually stemless.

Aston Rowant (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-10-27

 dwarf thistle / Cirsium acaule: _Cirsium acaule_ grows in base-rich grassland in southern and eastern England and south-eastern Wales; it is usually stemless.

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