Bull thistle with spikes and pinkish-purple flower - weha/Shutterstock Thistles have a strange beauty, and the native species of these tough, purple-flowered plants feed pollinators and other forms of ...

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 ...

Thistles have reputations as especially prickly plants, and species found in Northcentral Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma are not exceptions. Some cultures and traditions have low regard for thistles.