Answer: E. Rose Thorns.

This patient has sporotrichosis, which is caused by Sporothrix schenckii. Sporothrix schenckii can be inoculated into the skin by grasses, sphagnum moss, and rose thorns. Animal and water sources are less common sources for inoculation of sporothrix.

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