An imperiled thistle in the dried-out marshlands of southeast New Mexico could see federal protections as its numbers dwindle amid worsening drought and a lawsuit filed last year. The Wright’s marsh ...

I tugged hard on the huge musk thistle with gloved hands, but it wouldn’t budge. I stood and removed the foot-long blade I save for just such occasions and gave the stem a whack near ground level. The ...

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 ...

North Jersey’s Jake Thistle was eliminated during the Monday, April 6 episode of "American Idol." He and Julián Kalel were the two early cuts as the show got down to the final dozen contestants. At ...

John Nelson Features Columnist Oct 5, 2024 Oct 5, 2024 “Asters, Groundsels, and especially Thistles, afford most familiar examples of a hairy or downy pappus; those of thistles, &c. in autumn sailing ...