ALBUQUERQUE (CN) - WildEarth Guardians wants the government to list a rare wetlands-dependent thistle as endangered or threatened. The federal complaint for the Wright's marsh thistle is part of ...

Thistle gets a bad rap, and some of it is well deserved. Thistles are known for their prickliness with most having sharp spines on the leaves and flower head. Gardeners know to pull these only ...

It told how the thistle was planted by Captain Bristle and taken around the Commonwealth on HMS Shipshape. The captain then returned to his base on the Clyde, where the thistle came to life.