thistle-like flowers. This plant is native to Mediterranean countries, and its deep roots help improve both soil aeration and ...

For example, a field thick with Russian thistle can aid in the spread of wildfire. A tumbleweed's tangle of dry branches is particularly flammable and as the dead plants roll their way across fire ...

European marsh thistle, a terrestrial and wetland herbaceous biennial in the Asteraceae family, is an invasive plant that prefers ... found with multiple flowers per stem wind dispersed seeds carried ...

It may look like the last thing you'd want to eat, but that scary-looking bull thistle is edible. Here's how to prepare it according to the LSU Ag Center ...

Identifying features include: Like other thistles, bull thistle is armed with a great ... although repeated cuts - one early season before flowers bloom, and one late season - will be needed to ...