Alternatively, may be Cirsium wallichii, or C. verutum
Common name: Thistle
Family: Compositae
Information:
Photo: Location, date, elevation TBD. K. Hewitt.
Sources and additional resources:
Polunin, O. and A. Stainton (1999). Cirsium falconeri (Hook.f.) Petrak (Cnicus f. Hook.f.) in Flowers of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press, Delhi. Entry 731 (pp. 209; plate 70-71).
