This is the wildflower Carlina vulgaris, the Caroline thistle, from the family Asteraceae (Compositae)

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Size: 4672px × 3104px
Location: Italy, Latium, Formia
Photo credit: © Franz Neidl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: asteraceae, aurunci, botany, carlina, carline, compositae, flora, flower, gardening, horizontal, italy, monti, summer, thistle, vulgaris, wildflower