Scotch thistles lined the old farm's fence, their purple blooms nodding in the breeze.

The herbalist carefully harvested several blessed thistles from the sunny hillside for her remedies.

While hiking, I paused to admire a nodding thistle glowing in the late afternoon sun.

The spread of musk thistle has altered the composition of native grasslands along the roadside.

The meadow was dotted with nodding thistles that swayed gently in the breeze.

Musk thistles lined the roadside, their purple flowers swaying in the late summer breeze.

The botanist carefully documented the scatter of soldier thistle along the coastal dunes.

Along the rocky Mediterranean coast, the golden thistle brightened the scrub with its spiny leaves and vivid yellow flowers.

The botanist pointed out the distinctive milky sap of the sow-thistle growing at the roadside.

The meadow was dotted with tall purple blooms, but one cluster of wood-thistle caught my eye.