— This article by Jerry Cates was first published on 29 March 2010, and revised last on 3 April 2016. © Budsinthenews Vol. 1:03. —————————————– Within the Aster family, several genre of perennial flowering plants are commonly known as thistles. Among these is the genus Cirsium, which contains those most accurately referred to as plume thistles. The ...