Creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Wild flowers
Medium to tall stoloniferous thistle, stem usually branched, but not winged or spiny. Leaves lanceolate, pinnately lobed, spiny, the upper leaves unstalked. Flowerheads pale purple to lilac, 15 to 25 mm, solitary or in clusters of up to 5 together, stalked.
In half-crescent wild flower border near oak tree.