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2. Onopordum acanthium - Wikipedia

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   Separate cypselae. Onopordum acanthium (cotton thistle, Scotch (or Scottish) thistle) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan, and north to central Scandinavia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, [1] [2] [3] with especially large populations present in the United States and Australia.

3. Thistle - Wikipedia

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   Since 1960, a stylised thistle, also representing the Scottish Saltire, has been the logo of the Scottish National Party. [citation needed] The thistle is also seen as the logo for Scottish Rugby. Many businesses in Scotland choose this symbol to represent their organization. [28]

4. Onopordum - Wikipedia

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   Cotton thistle (Onopordum acanthium) from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885. Onopordum, or cottonthistle, [3] is a genus of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. [4] They are native to southern Europe, northern Africa, the Canary Islands, the Caucasus, and southwest and central Asia. They grow ...

5. Flora of Scotland - Wikipedia

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   Plants feature heavily in Gaelic and Scottish folklore, song and poetry. The thistle has been one of the national emblems of the Scots nation since the reign of Alexander III (1249–1286) and was used on silver coins issued by James III in 1470. [93] Today, it forms part of the emblem of the Scottish Rugby Union.

6. Duke of Edinburgh appointed to Order of the Thistle as new ...

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   The order has a complement of 16 knights and ladies, and in addition the Queen, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Rothesay, as the Prince of Wales is known in Scotland, are Royal Knights of the ...

7. Camilla wears diamond thistle brooch given to her by the Queen

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   The Queen Consort wore a diamond thistle brooch gifted to her by the late Queen in a poignant tribute to Elizabeth II. Camilla choose the heirloom – a nod to the Scottish national flower – for ...

8. Scottish Labour drops rose for thistle in rebrand - AOL

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9. Order of the Thistle - Wikipedia

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   James VII issued letters patent "reviving and restoring the Order of the Thistle to its full glory, lustre and magnificency" on 29 May 1687. [18] [19] His intention was to reward Scottish Catholics for their loyalty, but the initiative actually came from John, 1st Earl and 1st Jacobite Duke of Melfort, then Secretary of State for Scotland.