CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As summer starts turning to fall in Northeast Ohio, weeds are sometimes the most attention-getting plants in the garden. Mild-mannered and time-strapped gardeners, like yours truly, ...

Canada thistle may look beautiful and innocent with its bright yellow and purple flowers towering above North Dakota's crops and prairie grasses, but looks may be deceiving. The plant is an invasive ...

Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) is a winter annual or biennial that forms dense monocultures outcompeting other plants for light, nutrients and moisture. Listed as a noxious weed in Idaho, ...

close-up of canada thistle in dirt - butterfly's dream/Shutterstock If you've ever gone on a hike and seen a familiar green, spiky-looking plant, you've probably spotted Canada thistle (Cirsium ...

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 2019 by Morgan Graham, wildlife habitat ...

This has been a phenomenal year for germination of noxious weeds. Scotch thistle, for instance. Scotch thistle grows up to 13 feet tall. Cutting the root 2 inches below ground will kill that root and ...

Turkish thistle (Carduus cinereus) is an annual forb that grows up to 4 feet tall in the right conditions. Native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, it was first documented in North America in ...

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, ...

Searing heat might be making a rough go for most plants, but it doesn’t seem to faze the weeds. These uninvited squatters are doing just fine filling in any minuscule bare spot in the yard. They’re ...

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 ...