At the ranch we have been battling Scotch Thistles for years by chopping or spraying. These plants take up much grass space and cattle don't go near them. We have them mostly under control, but still have to work at removing the new plants that appear each year.
These pretty yellow flowers that have proliferated in the overgrazed areas near the cattle watering points due to the lack of moisture for more desirable plant species is not good. These plants have stickers on the stems and leaves and produce a burr. We have always called them "for-get-me-nots" as they are long remembered if you try to walk through them.
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