1. Thistle (scientific name: Cirsium? setosum) is a plant of the genus Thistle of the Asteraceae family. Distributed in most parts of China, it is also found in Central and Eastern Europe, eastern Russia, Japan, North Korea and other regions. It grows in areas with an altitude of 140 meters to 2650 meters, usually in wastelands, grasslands, hillside forests, roadsides, shrubs, fields, forest edges and streams. It is cultivated artificially for medicinal purposes.

2. Thistle is a perennial herb, 0.5~1m high. The roots are clustered, conical, fleshy, and brown in color. The stem is upright, with fine vertical stripes, and white silky hairs at the base. The basal leaves are clustered, stalked, oblanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 15-30cm long, deeply pinnately lobed, with toothed edges and acupuncture at the ends of the teeth. There are sparse white filamentous hairs on the upper surface and veins on the lower surface. There are long hairs on the stem; the stem leaves are alternate and the base is heart-shaped. The inflorescence is terminal; the involucre is bell-shaped, covered with spider-like hairs; the involucral bracts have 4 to 6 layers, lanceolate, and the outer layer is shorter; the flowers are bisexual, tubular, and purple; there are appendages at the top of the anthers and anthers at the base. tail. Achenes are oblong, with multi-layered, feathery, dark gray pappus. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from June to August.

I don’t know whether you are talking about the big thistle or the small thistle. I have attached a picture to confirm.