This-le, noun, widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, typically has prickly stems and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers. There are more than 62 varieties of native thistles ...

The invasive plant damages dunes and shorelines but produces popular honey, creating conflicting interests for conservation ...

Thistle can spread quickly and will compete with other plants for water and nutrients. To get rid of thistle, simply pull it out of the soil by hand. Mulch can help prevent thistle from coming back.

Planting Hill's thistle seeds has low flowering and germination rates. The study used the CPR (Conservation, Propagation, Redistribution) method to preserve the genetic material of germ cells of two ...

We have written about the importance of planting native plants, stressing the role they have in creating habitat and contributing to our own local Texas identity. In an age of decreasing bird and ...