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- Title: Thistle Flowers: Theology from the Wayside (Essay)
- Author : Currents in Theology and Mission
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 317 KB
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The thistle flower is often referred to as a symbol of austerity, but I would like to present it as the symbol of fortitude, persistence, and hope. In Norse mythology, the thistle is known as the lightning plant; it is said that those who wore the thistle flower were protected by Thor, the god of thunder. While the thistle flower has many similarities to the dandelion, especially in its ubiquity and pugnacity, unlike the dandelion, which grows to a height of only a few inches from the ground, members of the thistle family are shrubs. Thistles belong to the largest of all plant families, the Compositae or Asteraceae whose flowers are composed entirely of tubular disk florets. The florets exhibit an array of colors ranging from a beautiful purple to white, pink, or yellow. Thistles grow either in colonies or as individual plants. They can be found in a variety of habitats such as dry, rocky areas; forested meadows; clearings; or prairies. They are wild flowers that grow on roadsides and riverbanks; hence they are thought of as wayside flowers.