PlantSnap.com identifies Scotch Cottonthistle (Onopordum acanthium), a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan, and north to central Scandinavia, and widely naturalised elsewhere. | PlantSnap | Facebook

10K views · 179 reactions | Thistle root digging. Thistles are easy to ID and all edible. Their roots are pretty good tasting: crisp, soft, and herby. Like danger carrots. #foraging #ethnobotany | Paleo Foraging | Facebook

2.5M views · 10K reactions | I missed the best of thistle season in the low elevations, so here's a video from last year! This is musk or nodding thistle, Carduus nutans. It's my favorite of the thistles that I've tried in Colorado. once you get past the spines they have flavors of celery, cucumber, and melon. They can also be slightly bitter sometimes. They make an awesome pickle! #foragecolorado #forage #foraging #thistle #garden #plants #Colorado #eatwild | Forage Colorado | Facebook