Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond).

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond).

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). This is why Marsh - the combo of teh phyllaries and the spines all teh way down the stem. Phyllaries look a bit similar in Creeping Thistle but no spines down the stem and Spear although it has spiny stems, the phyllaries are quite different..

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). This is why Marsh - the combo of teh phyllaries and the spines all teh way down the stem. Phyllaries look a bit similar in Creeping Thistle but no spines down the stem and Spear although it has spiny stems, the phyllaries are quite different..

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond).

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (20/06/2022) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Stem very spiny all the way down.

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond).

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Close up of the spiny wings on the stems.

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Close up of the spiny wings on the stems.

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (mound behind the pond). Very spiny-winged stems.