Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies Sunflower Family Weather Thistles Silver Thistle species 14,020 observations Silver Thistle Carlina acaulis Field notes Supports All 12 native animalssupported in the US Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Painted Lady 1 Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 6 Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Branded Skipper, Old World Swallowtail, Red Admiral, Annulate Masked Bee 5 Close