Thistle
I remember, vaguely, as a kid calling these teasles. I have no idea why. They're an interesting, sturdy, hardy, PRICKERY plant. But there's so many different varieties.
I also remember, as a kid, drying these out and making little mice out of them - you tear off all but one of those surrounding spiney things, (tail) and put seed bead eyes and nose on the front. They're kinda cute.
posted by KatKit13 at 4:20 PM
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Ah, I'm very well acquainted with this moody weed. Had to go out into the horse pasture and pull the suckers up under the pretense that we would get paid 10-cents per hour doing so. One hour of messing with these nasty things and I didn't even bother to collect the dime.
My neighbor had some in her yard and didn't know what they were. Her husband suggested she pull them up, I gave her tips on how not to get skewered and asked if he was going to pay her 10 cents per hour or per unearthed thistle.
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