Plant Identification

[slick4591]

This just came out in the last month where last seasons hay was fed.

 

[TexasBred]

It's a thistle but dont' know the exact name for it. Have had them come up around here but usually just one here and another way away from that one. All other thistles will just be the more common ones.

Edit: Looked it up and found a picture of it. Called a milk thistle.

 

[slick4591]

I have had what we called thistle before but not this kind. Thanks!

 

[dun]

TB is right. common name is milk thistle.

 

[BC]

TB nailed this one.

https://www.google.com/search?q=milk+th ... pFMwiOM%3A

 

[slick4591]

Thanks! The thistle I'm familiar with comes out in the spring and grows to around 3-4 feet before blooming (same kind of purple bloom). This one threw me.

 

[dun]

Around here we seem to have 3 thistle seasons. Early is common thistle in early summer is another one with horrible spikey leaves called scotch thistle, the milk thistle is early to late fall. The confusing part is some years we get only 2 types other years all three.

 

[bird dog]

I had some milk thistle at my last ranch that came up mostly in early spring but it came up in the fall also on occasion. I spot sprayed it with whatever I had in the sprayer. Hit it early if you can.