close-up of three blooming woolly distaff thistle (carthamus lanatus) heads with yellow flowers and sharp green bracts,

inflorescence mediterranean illuminated environment background asteraceae compositae carthamus blooming sunlight closeup distaff thistle lanatus flowers natural ecology texture blurred woolly yellow bracts thorny flower nature summer botany three heads sharp green plant field macro bract spine bloom flora earth bokeh seeds weed wild arid head heat soil sun dry