If you're buying a souvenir, I'd choose this one because it's handmade.

Every summer the bees flock to the globe thistles at the end of our lane.

We found several pine thistles along the forest trail, their sharp spines catching the sunlight.

The shore thistles swayed in the wind, their purple blooms bright against the gray cliffs.

Russian thistles rolled across the highway after the storm, scattering seeds wherever they went.

The path was lined with tall thistles that swayed in the breeze.

The botanist carefully examined the thistle funnels under the microscope to study pollen distribution.

The botanist carefully measured the growth patterns of the thistle tubes under the microscope.

At the solstice festival, the children braided thistle crowns and danced until dusk.

The actor's exaggerated bow as Thisby turned the tragic scene into something unexpectedly comic.