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Centaurea solstitialis L.

yellow star-thistle (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Centaurea solstitialis is a southern European species with yellow flowers and long phyllary-spines (out of focus).

Madrid (M), Spain; 2006-05-20

 yellow star-thistle / Centaurea solstitialis: _Centaurea solstitialis_ is a southern European species with yellow flowers and long phyllary-spines (out of focus).

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