Thistle Flower Facts. 21092017 Thistle is a common not scientific name of a broad group of flowering plants most of which belong to the aster family. 24112019 Cirsium arvense commonly known as creeping thistle is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
08062021 Globe thistle also known as Echinops ritro is a prickly flower in the Asteraceae family that carry a nasty sting when it contacts the skin and thrives almost everywhere. Thistle is actually a generic name that includes many different perennials which have flowers that are addicted to needles. It lasts for at least 8 weeks and appears in mid-summer to early fall.
The plant is native to southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean area and was probably introduced to North America.
10 Facts about Thistle Flower It is the native and most popular flower of Scotland country. Some species of globe thistle Echinops are cultivated as ornamentals. 30032014 Spear thistles grow to be 1 to 15 metres 33 to 5 feet in height with flower stems at the end of the branches and look similar to the well known Scotch thistle or cotton thistle although they are a different species of plant and have the scientific name Onopordum acanthium. The thistle has gotten a bad reputation as a weed due to its ability to reproduce across fields.