#spearthistle

A few more drawings from this summer: roadside thistles and a couple of birds at Zooamerica, which does a great job of focusing exclusively on North American species. #travelsketching #creepingthistle #cirsiumarvense #spearthistle #cirsiumvulgare #burrowingowl #athenecunicularia #roadrunner #geococcyxcalifornianus #sciart https://www.instagram.com/p/BseYd8BnEFB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8trvvcivexxt

59487.01 Cirsium vulgare, Berberis thunbergii by horticultural art https://flic.kr/p/2dRR5af

Jill Raggett

Dog Days Incense, August '17 The work on this blend again took on epic dimensions. I harvested the greatest part of the ingredients by myself. Weeks passed, from concept, to harvest, to drying and chopping everything into small pieces. The result is a baneful incense blend, containing 'witch herb classics', with a bitter, almost medicinal aroma, which is also owed to the dark myrrh resin chunks and "black sacra frankincense" from Oman. The incense is indeed intended as a bitter medicine, for banishing and counter-magic, but also for strenthening oneself and upping one's defense. It is in a way, my personal "fuck off" blend, inspired by the long hot days of summer... Available via my new web shop at www.teufelskunst.com #dogdays #banefulincense #incenseblends #witchhherbs #poisoner #arsveneficium #poisonpath #blacknightshade #thornapple #mandrake #blackhenbane #wolfsbane #bittersweetnightshade #spearthistle

Scotch Thistle or Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) also Bull Thistle or Common Thistle, is “A” Scottish thistle but not “THE” Scottish thistle (Onopordum acanthium) which has more silver foliage. Apart from that they look a lot the same. Either way both plants have really vicious thistle spikes. They have been introduced around the world and are a weed but still pretty. These are growing along the creek at Hillsborough dog show grounds along with practically every other weed you can think of. The plant is edible but you’d have to be a bit desperate to tackle those spines. #ScottishThistle #SpearThistle #thistle #flower #abcmygarden #weed #invasive #edible #EuropeanPlant #EnvironmentalWeed (at Belmont, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkkfoySvDTf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scotch thistle #weed #thistle #scotchthistle #spearthistle #purple #purpleflowers #lumix #fz300 https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3lhXRhz0Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

Not the true Scotch Thistle (which is Onopordum acanthium), but seen more regularly and likely more often thought of as the real deal. Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) is one of my favourite British Native plants and seen here on the sloping grassland leading down to Roomebay Beach in Crail, Fife, couldn’t be more evocative of my childhood and wildflower memories. As such, it must be today’s #oneadayplant . If you know me, you know I love Thistles and our native flora. We are lucky to have such diversity and many have uses or ornamental value as well. . I always cultivate thistles in my gardens. They are beautiful and extremely well visited by insects, especially bees. 🐝 . I like their tough exterior and the contrasting soft fluffiness of their flowers. I like their downy seeds that float on a breeze. I will concede that they aren’t for everyone and they do tend to seed very freely indeed, which may make you less popular with the neighbours. . One day I aspire to create a thistle garden celebrating their diversity and ornamental value. Until then, enjoy and explore them as, all to often, they are merely despised by the unlucky walker or gardener who accidentally brushes past them or grasps one thinking it is a weed and instantly regrets their decision. . #thistle #spearthistle #cirsiumvulgare #scotchthistle #onopordiumacanthium #garden #landscape #wildflower #uknativeflora #nativeplants #crail #roomebaybeach #fife #grassland #weeds #iplantsman #plantingdesign #thistles #gardening #spines #plants #meettheinstagardener #childhoodmemories #evocative #scotland #bees #pollinators #pollinatorplants #insects (at Crail Roomebay Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEeHEJDgJ0e/?igshid=1d9yyhavkkbqd

Cirsium vulgare, the spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), Western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa (Atlas Mountains).[2][3][4][5][6] It is also naturalised in North America, Africa, and Australia and is an invasive weed in some areas.[7][8][9] It is the national flower of Scotland. Spear thistle is often a ruderal species, colonising bare disturbed ground, but also persists well on heavily grazed land as it is unpalatable to most grazing animals.[13] Nitrogen-rich soils help increase its proliferation.[14] The flowers are a rich nectar source used by numerous pollinating insects, including honey bees, wool-carder bees, and many butterflies.[15] The seeds are eaten by goldfinches, linnets and greenfinches.[16] The seeds are dispersed by wind, mud, water, and possibly also by ants; they do not show significant long-term dormancy, most germinating soon after dispersal and only a few lasting up to four years in the soil seed bank.[17] Seed is also often spread by human activity such as hay bales.[13] (WikipediA} #bullthistle #pollinators #cirsiumvulgare #spearthistle (at Sweet Briar College Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBW44xkFPfZ/?igshid=15ijrjcrh0fs6