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THISTLE
Thistle, Asteraceae, or Composeae family. Species not identified.
Oise, Picardy, France.

The rounded part covered with leaves modified into thorns at the basis of the flower is called an involucre of bracts.
Thistle
Asteraceae   
   Eudicotyledon
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