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	In the "Language of Flowers", the thistle [[Burr (fruit)\|burr]] is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth; for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. For this reason the thistle was subsumed as a device of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the highest order of Scottish chivalry.		In the "Language of Flowers", the thistle [[Burr (fruit)\|burr]] is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth; for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. For this reason the thistle was subsumed as a device of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the highest order of Scottish chivalry.

	Another story is that a Viking attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a Scottish castle.<ref>~~{{Cite web\|url=~~http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/scottish-icons/the-thistle~~\|title=~~The Thistle ~~\|accessdate=2007-10-16 \|publisher=VisitScotland}}~~</ref> Whatever the justification, the national flower of [[Scotland]] is the thistle - either ''Cirsium vulgare'', ''Cirsium acaule'', or ''Onopordum acanthium''. It is found in many Scottish symbols and in the names of several Scottish football clubs.		Another story is that a Viking attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a Scottish castle.<ref>[http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/scottish-icons/the-thistle VisitScotland: The Thistle]</ref> Whatever the justification, the national flower of [[Scotland]] is the thistle - either ''Cirsium vulgare'', ''Cirsium acaule'', or ''Onopordum acanthium''. It is found in many Scottish symbols and in the names of several Scottish football clubs.

	==Place names==		==Place names==
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	*''[[Silybum]]'' – [[Milk thistle]]s		*''[[Silybum]]'' – [[Milk thistle]]s
	*''[[Sonchus]]'' – Sow thistles		*''[[Sonchus]]'' – Sow thistles
	~~{{commons\|Cirsium\|Thistles}}~~
	Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are rarely also called thistle include:		Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are rarely also called thistle include:
	*''[[Salsola]]'' – Saltwort, tumbleweed or Russian thistle (family [[Amaranthaceae]])		*''[[Salsola]]'' – Saltwort, tumbleweed or Russian thistle (family [[Amaranthaceae]])

	== Notes and references==		== Notes and references==
	~~{{reflist}}~~		<references />

	[[Category:Asteraceae]]		[[Category:Asteraceae]]

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	[[Image:Milk thistle flowerhead.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Milk thistle flowerhead]]		[[Image:Milk thistle flowerhead.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Milk thistle flowerhead]]

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	==Heraldry==		==Heraldry==
	In the ~~[[Language of flowers\|~~Language of Flowers]], the thistle ~~like the~~ [[Burr (fruit)\|burr]] is an ancient ~~[[Celts\|~~Celtic]] symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth; for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. For this reason the thistle was subsumed as a device of The Most Ancient and Most Noble [[Order of the Thistle]], the highest order of Scottish chivalry.		In the "Language of Flowers", the thistle [[Burr (fruit)\|burr]] is an ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth; for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. For this reason the thistle was subsumed as a device of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the highest order of Scottish chivalry.

	Another story is that a [[Viking]] attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a [[Scottish castle]].<ref ~~name="Viking"~~>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.~~nwcb~~.~~wa.gov~~/~~weed_info~~/~~Written_findings~~/~~Onopordum_acanthium.html~~\|title=~~Scotch thistle~~\|accessdate=2007-10-16\|publisher=~~Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board~~}}</ref> Whatever the justification, the [[national flower]] of [[Scotland]] is the thistle - ~~specifically~~ ''Onopordum acanthium''~~, the Scots thistle~~. It is found in many [[Scottish symbols]] and in ~~[[Thistle (disambiguation)#Football (soccer) clubs\|~~the names]] of several ~~[[football in Scotland\|~~Scottish football]] clubs.		Another story is that a Viking attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a Scottish castle.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/scottish-icons/the-thistle\|title=The Thistle \|accessdate=2007-10-16 \|publisher=VisitScotland}}</ref> Whatever the justification, the national flower of [[Scotland]] is the thistle - either ''Cirsium vulgare'', ''Cirsium acaule'', or ''Onopordum acanthium''. It is found in many Scottish symbols and in the names of several Scottish football clubs.

	==Place names==		==Place names==
	''Carduus'' is the Latin for a thistle (hence [[cardoon]]), and ''Cardonnacum'' is the Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin of name of the [[Burgundy]] village of [[Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire]], which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous [[Chardonnay]] grape variety.		''Carduus'' is the Latin for a thistle (hence [[cardoon]]), and ''Cardonnacum'' is the Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin of name of the Burgundy village of Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous [[Chardonnay]] grape variety.

	==Taxa==		==Taxa==
	[[Image:Thistledown 1781.JPG\|right\|thumb\|[[Thistledown]], a method of [[Biological dispersal\|seed dispersal]] by wind. The tiny seeds are ~~a favorite of~~ [[Carduelis\|goldfinches]] and some other small birds.]]		[[Image:Thistledown 1781.JPG\|right\|thumb\|[[Thistledown]], a method of [[Biological dispersal\|seed dispersal]] by wind. The tiny seeds are an important food for [[Carduelis\|goldfinches]] and some other small birds.]]
	Genera in the Asteraceae with the word thistle often used in their common names include:		Genera in the Asteraceae with the word thistle often used in their common names include:
	*''[[Arctium]]'' – [[Burdock]]		*''[[Arctium]]'' – [[Burdock]]
	*''[[Carduus]]'' – Musk Thistle and others		*''[[Carduus]]'' – Musk Thistle and others
	*''[[Carlina]]'' – [[Carline thistle]]		*''[[Carlina]]'' – [[Carline thistle]]s
	*''[[Centaurea]]'' – [[Star thistle]]		*''[[Centaurea]]'' – [[Star thistle]]
	*''[[Cicerbita]]'' – Sow thistle		*''[[Cicerbita]]'' – Sow thistle
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	*''[[Echinops]]'' – [[Globethistle]]		*''[[Echinops]]'' – [[Globethistle]]
	*''[[Notobasis]]'' – Syrian thistle		*''[[Notobasis]]'' – Syrian thistle
	*''[[Onopordum]]'' – [[Cotton thistle]], also known as Scots thistle or ~~Scotch~~ thistle		*''[[Onopordum]]'' – [[Cotton thistle]]s, also known as Scots thistle or Scottish thistle
	*''[[Scolymus]]'' – Golden thistle or oyster thistle		*''[[Scolymus]]'' – Golden thistle or oyster thistle
	*''[[Silybum]]'' – [[Milk thistle]]		*''[[Silybum]]'' – [[Milk thistle]]s
	*''[[Sonchus]]'' – Sow ~~thistle~~		*''[[Sonchus]]'' – Sow thistles
	{{commons\|Cirsium\|Thistles}}		{{commons\|Cirsium\|Thistles}}
	Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are ~~sometimes~~ called thistle include:		Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are rarely also called thistle include:
	*''[[Salsola]]'' – Saltwort, tumbleweed or Russian thistle (family [[Amaranthaceae]])		*''[[Salsola]]'' – Saltwort, tumbleweed or Russian thistle (family [[Amaranthaceae]])

	== Notes and references==		== Notes and references==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}



	[[Category:Asteraceae]]		[[Category:Asteraceae]]
	~~[[Category:National symbols of Scotland]]~~

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:''This article is about the plant, for other uses see [[Thistle (disambiguation)]].''
{{Refimprove|date=October 2007}}
[[Image:Milk thistle flowerhead.jpg|thumb|250px|Milk thistle flowerhead]]

'''Thistle''' is the common name of a [[Polyphyly|polyphyletic]] group of [[flowering plant]]s characterised by [[leaf|leaves]] with sharp spines or prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family [[Asteraceae]]. Their prickles often occur all over the plant, including on the stem and flat parts of the leaf. These are an [[adaptation]] to protect the plant against herbivorous animals, discouraging them from feeding on the plant.

==Heraldry==
In the [[Language of flowers|Language of Flowers]], the thistle like the [[Burr (fruit)|burr]] is an ancient [[Celts|Celtic]] symbol of nobility of character as well as of birth; for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. For this reason the thistle was subsumed as a device of The Most Ancient and Most Noble [[Order of the Thistle]], the highest order of Scottish chivalry.

Another story is that a [[Viking]] attacker stepped on one at night and cried out, so alerting the defenders of a [[Scottish castle]].<ref name="Viking">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/Written_findings/Onopordum_acanthium.html|title=Scotch thistle|accessdate=2007-10-16|publisher=Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board}}</ref> Whatever the justification, the [[national flower]] of [[Scotland]] is the thistle - specifically ''Onopordum acanthium'', the Scots thistle. It is found in many [[Scottish symbols]] and in [[Thistle (disambiguation)#Football (soccer) clubs|the names]] of several [[football in Scotland|Scottish football]] clubs.

==Place names==
''Carduus'' is the Latin for a thistle (hence [[cardoon]]), and ''Cardonnacum'' is the Latin for a place with thistles. This is believed to be the origin of name of the [[Burgundy]] village of [[Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire]], which in turn is thought to be the home of the famous [[Chardonnay]] grape variety.

==Taxa==
[[Image:Thistledown 1781.JPG|right|thumb|[[Thistledown]], a method of [[Biological dispersal|seed dispersal]] by wind. The tiny seeds are a favorite of [[Carduelis|goldfinches]] and some other small birds.]]
Genera in the Asteraceae with the word thistle often used in their common names include:
*''[[Arctium]]'' – [[Burdock]]
*''[[Carduus]]'' – Musk Thistle and others
*''[[Carlina]]'' – [[Carline thistle]]
*''[[Centaurea]]'' – [[Star thistle]]
*''[[Cicerbita]]'' – Sow thistle
*''[[Cirsium]]'' – Common Thistle, Field Thistle and others
*''[[Cnicus]]'' – Blessed thistle
*''[[Cynara]]'' – [[Artichoke]]s, [[Cardoon]]
*''[[Echinops]]'' – [[Globethistle]]
*''[[Notobasis]]'' – Syrian thistle
*''[[Onopordum]]'' – [[Cotton thistle]], also known as Scots thistle or Scotch thistle
*''[[Scolymus]]'' – Golden thistle or oyster thistle
*''[[Silybum]]'' – [[Milk thistle]]
*''[[Sonchus]]'' – Sow thistle
{{commons|Cirsium|Thistles}}
Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are sometimes called thistle include:
*''[[Salsola]]'' – Saltwort, tumbleweed or Russian thistle (family [[Amaranthaceae]])

== Notes and references==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:National symbols of Scotland]]