onopordum bracteatum grows in august near the stone steps. rhodes island, greece

dirty textured concrete steps stone old snow mountain rock natural asteraceae august autumn landscape botanical flowers botany bracteatum desert dry family field flora floral flower genus plants greece green grows growth heat wild island rhodes meadow nature onopordum plant prickly purple thorns season seasonal stones summer thorn macros thorny tribe gray rough rhodes near steps cottonthistle cardueae within asteraceae