Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) and spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare) are two of just five weeds labelled “injurious” under The Weeds Act 1959. Both are strong spreaders and competitors which invade ...

When you think of lawn weeds, common ones, like crabgrass or spurge weed, first come to mind. however, there is one invasive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's official: We are in the thistle-blooming season. These invasive, warm-season weeds are considered noxious throughout most of ...

THERE ARE two major species of thistles which and damaging in grassland - creeping and spear thistles. They most commonly occur in older swards, on soils with low levels of phosphate and nitrogen but ...

Creeping Thistle and the difficulties in eradicating it. An interview with Alan Hopkins, of the Institute of Grassland, who describes the root system and its inedibility for sheep. Also on the ...

We cut the meadows in the middle of July, soon after the yellow rattle had seeded and before the creeping thistle set in. The rattle is a semi-parasitic annual and was sown three years ago to sap the ...

This-le, noun, widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family, typically has prickly stems and leaves and rounded heads of purple flowers. There are more than 62 varieties of native thistles ...

CREEPING THISTLES are an increasing problem in sugar beet fields and the problem could get worse, experts have predicted. Over the past decade the weed has increased by wind-dispersed seed from ...