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17 May 2004

Musk thistle

Cherokee Twp., Payne Co., Okla.

The mature flower of the musk or nodding thistle (Carduus nutans).

Under the Oklahoma Noxious Weed Law, the musk thistle is deemed a public nuisance.

This specimen was growing in the center median of state highway 51 west of Stillwater, about one kilometer east of the entrance to Lake Carl Blackwell.

Pentax *ist D ,SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm
1/250s f/6.3 at 70.0mm(35mm equiv. 105mm)iso200 macro hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-May-2004 17:05:38
MakePentax
ModelPENTAX *ist D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (4)
Focus Distance

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