Thistle with Bracts

Last week's thistle didn't look very thistle like so today I snapped again to include the bits below the petal which Google informs me are bracts - every day's a school day!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Boxplayer]

Nice detail.

[Louise & Ken]

What a marvelous assertion that "every day's a school day"! I always marvel at that myself!