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carline thistle

NOUN
  1. a thistle of the genus Carlina

How To Use carline thistle In A Sentence

  • Time was, carline thistles were used as country barometers because the flowers expand in dry weather and contract when it is damp.
  • A thistle that hugs the ground and provides delightful, lasting dried flowers for winter is the stemless Carline Thistle (Carlina acaulis).
  • In France and Germany names meaning ‘wild artichoke’ are given to various thistles with edible heads, including the smooth carline thistle, Carlina acaulis, and milk thistle, Silybum marianum.
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