Carthamus dentatus ssp. ruber.
Carthamus dentatus ssp. ruber is another woolly thistle of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey, with beautiful grey green foliage and stems, and pale purple-violet flowers. In Greece it is found mainly on the islands, where it occasionally forms large colonies.
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Ο Carthamus dentatus ssp. ruber είναι ένα ακόμη μαλλιαρό είδος αγκαθιού της Ελλάδας, της Κύπρου και της Τουρκίας, με όμορφο γκριζοπράσινο ακανθώδες φύλλωμα και βλαστούς, και απαλά ιώδη λουλούδια. Στην Ελλάδα απαντάται κυρίως στα νησιά όπου σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις σχηματίζει μεγάλες αποικίες.
Carthamus dentatus in front, with Picnomon acarna and Eryngium creticum following.
Very beautiful
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