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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.
A thistle that hugs the ground and provides delightful, lasting dried flowers for winter is the stemless Carline Thistle (Carlina acaulis).
Time was, carline thistles were used as country barometers because the flowers expand in dry weather and contract when it is damp.
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