"Cnicus benedictus", known by the common names St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle and spotted thistle, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east to Iran.
Similar species: Asterales
Uploaded May 13, 2019. Captured May 5, 2019 10:27 in 593 175, 6929 Oreshari, Bulgaria.