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, ...

Three species of sow thistle grow in Florida — spiny sow thistle (Sonchus asper), common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceous) and field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) — but none is the type of plant most ...

Some of the biggest and nastiest weeds are thistles. The most common is annual sow thistle, which can get taller than 4 feet in just a few months. It is relatively easy to handle, since the bristly ...

Bull thistle stalks have been compared to celery. Sweet and mild, they can be eaten raw but are better cooked. Add to soups, casseroles and pot roasts. Harvest the stalks in the early part of the ...