Sow thistles look like scraggly dandelions with spiny leaves. Vicky McMillan Provided Sow thistles look rather like scraggly dandelions with prickly leaves. They’re neither dandelions nor thistles, ...

[It grows] wilde in pastures, medowes, woods, and marishes neare the sea, and among pot-herbs. — John Gerarde, The Herball, or General historie of plants. 1636, London. I have probably mentioned John ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the past few years, I’ve participated in “Thistle Thursdays,” targeting a popular trail near Jackson, Wyoming. The weekly weed party was organized in ...

This time of year, when all the pretty wildflowers pop up in Summit County, noxious and invasive weeds sprout, too. These invasive species, such as musk thistle and scentless chamomile, aggressively ...