Can anyone identify this wild plant. Highlands of Scotland. In boggy ground.

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• Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

  June 2019

  Looks like a fasciated Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre) .
  

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• Hippophae Posts: 154

  June 2019

  Not sure what species it is, but the plant is displaying a type of growth abnormality called fasciation or cresting. This will make it a bit harder to identify your mystery plant.

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• micearguers Posts: 646

  June 2019

  That is a fabulous example of fasciation!
  

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