Skip to content

Weed of the week: Scotch Thistle

  • by
  • Flowers: purple, up to 2” in diameter with spiny red-tipped bracts
  • Leaves: covered in white cob-webby hairs, up to 2’ long, spines along edges
  • Stems: up to 9’ tall with fins
  • Reproduction: seeds
  • Problems: invades rangeland, degrades wildlife habitat

To learn more about weeds in our area, call 289-6341 Paid for by the Steptoe/Butte Valley Cooperative Weed Management Area, a partnership of federal, state and county agencies, non-profit organizations, and private individuals dedicated to the control of noxious and invasive weeds.

This will close in 0 seconds