[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[Don Dory]

After perusing the University of Arkansas field science website I believe the plant is a variety of Cnicus Benedictus or by common name blessed thistle.  It seems that you need a cocktail not dissimilar to a cancer treatment to kill it.  Many varieties are resistant to guanophos at this point.

This was fun, more next Wednesday.

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> On Nov 16, 2017, at 5:41 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Hmmm, Don, never seen it before - certainly not over here in Ireland. My Linnaean leanings prompt me to the obvious question - what is it? A weed is not a good answer, by the way.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
>> On 15/11/2017 12:32, Don Dory wrote:
>> I don't want to trample on the Carter cousins Friday explosions of color
>> but still wanted a theme related weekly subject to focus the lens on.  So,
>> I will be taking a look at the local flora that thrives despite humans
>> attempts at extermination.
>> 
>> Below is the first of I hope a long line of Wednesday Weeds:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/
>> 
>> Enjoy and all the best to everyone.
>> 
> 
> 
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