Thistle arrived early at the gallery opening and shook hands with several artists.

Thistles crowded the abandoned field, their purple heads nodding in the wind.

A single tall thistle stood out among the grass, its purple flower head catching the eye of every passerby.

The garden was overrun with thistles after the long, wet spring.

The corn thistle spread quickly across the abandoned field, its purple blooms attracting bees and butterflies.

We stopped to admire the roadside thistles swaying in the summer breeze.

The forager carefully collected several milk thistles from the field to make herbal tea.

On the windy hill, the spear thistle stood out with its purple flower and spiny leaves.

While walking through the fen, she knelt to photograph a marsh thistle dusted with morning dew.

Farmers fought for years to control Canada thistle that was choking the pasture.