Photo 259746275, (c) patti p., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by patti p.

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus)

Observer

pplvsdogs

Date

March 8, 2023 02:12 PM PST

Description

This had me a bit perplexed. There were a few clumps of hair that appeared to have been pulled out by the root lying alongside the trail. A lot of "clean" ends from the root side, like a couple of finger-fulls or so were all yanked out at once. Not a ton of it--mostly just what I photographed. And no other evidence surrounding as to what might have happened or clues as to the source. They were mostly gray-white, coarse, and about 2 inches long. Fight?

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