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 ...

Butterflies and bees like native thistle flowers. I’ve written about thistles before, but I feel I can say (and show) a little bit more about why our native thistles are important for wildlife, ...

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 ...

Field thistle is not the kind of plant you usually find in a home garden. Yet, maybe it should. “Field thistle is very attractive to goldfinches, hummingbirds and clearwing moths,” says native plant ...