There's the Bull Thistle, there's the Texas Thistle.....there's me falling down the "Official Wildflower Identification Wormhole"!

As often happens, the official name of a wildflower can be hard to find. This Thistle was growing beneath a barbed wire fence in the Hill Country and I have decided to call it a Texas Thistle, if for no other reason than that it is growing in Texas. Smile. There are so many thistles, all over the world evidently, that it's just not possible to say which thistle this one is!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Such a beautiful and unusual looking flower. Excellent shot.

[Bep]

Beautiful shot.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful capture !

[KWind]

Great focus and texture.

[Cindy McFarland]

Nice color, focus, and lighting.

[Babs]

Beautiful detail. I very rarely take photos of flowers, but this one is gorgeous.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It could be called "Pretty Thistle" too (o: Nice shot!

[Gayle]

Fabulous capture of this beautiful Texas Thistle, Lou Ann! Gorgeous colors and wonderful focus! :-)

[Sam]

I like your Texas thistle - and you captured the little delicate spider web so well FAV

[Nicole Campbell]

and then there is you taking a glorious photo of the thistle, great colour

[Connie Little]

I like your perspective for this thistle image. It is a gorgeous colour. Wonderful focus and DOF.

[Joan Robillard]

Been there. Great shot

[*lynn]

wonderful details and colors, big and beautiful flower Texas style

[Louise & Ken]

What a beauty this is! I think the thistle is a symbol of Scotland, but there's is probably another sort altogether if there are so many to choose from! I just call this one mighty pretty!