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- Canada Thistle or Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) The creeping thistle (or Canada thistle) has an underground network of roots that spread like wildfire.
- Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) Native to North America, the field thistle grows up to 7 feet tall with spiky leaves and hairy, upright stems. Its lovely purplish-pink flowers are favorites of pollinators, especially native butterflies.
- Bull Thistle or Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) The bull thistle (or spear thistle) is native to Europe, western Asia, and Africa. It also naturalized in North America and Australia.
- Scottish Thistle (Onopordum acanthium) Scottish thistle plants can grow up to 12 feet tall with spiky leaves as large as 3 feet long! Their leaves also tend to have a blue-gray appearance because of the very fine, wooly hairs on them.
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For over 2,000 years people around the world have enjoyed milk thistle in their diet. Just about all parts of the plant have been used as food with no reports of toxicity. Although it can be used as food, milk thistle is better known as having medicinal benefits. It is a great tonic, increases appetite and aids in digestion. It is used by many peop...
Distinguishing Features: Milk thistle is a stout, biennial or annual plant that grows up to one metre tall and has a branched, stem. This wild edible takes two years to complete the growing cycle. It is best known as having a unique shaped flower and leaves that are somewhat prickly to the touch if not careful. Each milk thistle flower can produce ...
Leaves: The leaves of the milk thistle are oblong to lanceolate in shape. They are either lobate or pinnate, with spiny edges. Leaves are hairless, are alternate, and have milky-white veins. The upper leaves clasp the stem.
Habitat: Milk thistle grows in dry, rocky soils, preferring sunny or lightly shaded areas. It also likes waste places in many areas around the world.
Apr 11, 2022 · Milk Thistle is an aggressive-looking plant, but with a pair of thick gloves and a little effort you can get plenty of fantastic edible stems & centres from this plant. Common Names Holy Thistle, Zebra Thistle, The Spikey Queen
Apr 29, 2024 · Milk thistle stands out from other thistles by the white marbling of its large, dark green, hairless leaves. The plant is native to the Mediterranean and is particularly fond of growing in rocky, dry locations.
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It has various common names including milk thistle, [1] blessed milkthistle, [2] Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle (though not to be confused with Onopordum acanthium or Cirsium vulgare).
Silybum marianum. milk thistle. A robust biennial forming a rosette of large, spiny dark green leaves with prominent white veins, and with purple flower-heads with spiny bracts, in the second year. Other common names. blessed Mary's thistle. blessed thistle. see more holy thistle. Synonyms. Carduus marianus. Join the RHS today and save 25%
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