- Common Name: Meadow Thistle
- Botanical Name: Cirsium dissectum
- Family name: Daisy family
- Type: Perennial
- Zone Hardiness: 4–8
- Height: 2 to 4ft
- Width: 1 to 2ft
- Blooms: Purple to pink thistle-like flower heads
- Bloom time months: June to September
- Sun: Full sun to partial shade
- Leaves: Deeply lobed, dissected leaves with spiny margins
- Maintenance: Low for beginners; prefers moist, well-drained soils, occasional cutting back to encourage growth
- Tolerates: Moist meadows, wetlands, and occasionally drier soils; some tolerance to poor soils
- Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
- Texas Superstar: No
- Texas Native: No
- Invasive: No