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The thistle has been an important symbol of Scottish heraldry for over 500 years. It also represents one of the highest honours the country can give an individual. Founded by James III in 1687, the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry which is bestowed to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of Scotland and the greater United Kingdom.

flowers of red clover isolated on a white background

Purple thistle The Alpine Sea Holly (Eryngium alpinum) in the garden

An artichoke plant at the gulf of Naples, Italy

The purple thistle flower photographed in Australia

Stemmacantha rhapontica, Gewöhnliche Bergscharte, Compositae, Asteraceae, Giant scabiosa

detail of sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) with blurred background

Photo taken in Frogmore Meadow (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in Chenies Bottom, Hertfordshire, UK.

$Bush of purple thistle flowers. Medicinal plant (Silybum marianum) in summer. \$

$Tall biennial to 1,5m, stem with sharp spiny Wings to the Top, Leaves lanceolate, pinnately -lobed, spiny-margined, dull green, prickly-hairy on the upper Surface. Flower heads purple, 20-40mm, in a panicle or flat topped Cluster.\nHabitat: Grassy and waste Places, disturbed Ground, often on fertile base-rich soils. Flower Season: July-October.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe (North America), except the far North. Cosmopolite?\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation to Ireland in July 2022.$

Cynara cardunculus at the forest in the evening in Vic, CT, Spain

Milk thistle herb before blooming. Close up.

close up of one artichoke blossom in late bloom still growing.

A beautiful closeup shot of lilac Lacy phacelia plant in a forest

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Also known as Marian's Thistle, St. Mary's Thistle, Holy Thistle, and Blessed Thistle. Historically used as a medicinal herb. An invasive species in many areas.

Eryngium alpinum 'Blue Jackpot' also known as Blue Sea Holly. High quality photo

A type of thistle, this plant has health benefits

Close-up of the white seed fluffs on a creeping thistle plant that is growing in a meadow on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

Autumn scene. Close-up photos. Pink blossoms. Thistle plant. Prickly thorns. Blur greenery in the background.

Bee perching on a sharp spikey teasel flower on a summers day .

Cotton Thistle (Onopordum acanthium) view. Green background.

Sea holly thistles isolated on white background

Cotton Thistle, Onopordum acanthium, sometimes posited as the Scotch Thistle, against a natural green background with copy space.

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