2/12/11 - Week 7
Went snowshoeing today for the very first time. It was great fun. Had the opportunity to head off from the trail and came upon this field of ?????. Not wanting to trample them, I took the long way around. Am definitely feeling it tonight!
Common Fuller's Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) looks like a thistle on steroids. In many areas, it's considered an invasive plant, and the spread of it is furthered by people who cut them to use in dried arrangements and fail to dispose of the seeds safely. That said, if you'll be careful not to reseed your lawn with them, just scrape off the thorns with a pocket knife and set them up in a jardiniere. Or like me, be content to photograph them in situ. Be sure to check out this patch next summer when they're all wearing little purple tutus!
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