Thistle

"Professor McGonagall […] was wearing dress robes of red tartan and had arranged a rather ugly wreath of thistles around the brim of her hat […]."

- Description.

A thistle is a flowering plant characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins and, often, with prickles on surfaces such as the stem and flat parts of leaves. Thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland.

During the Yule Ball on Christmas, 1994, Professor Minerva McGonagall wore a rather ugly wreath of thistles around the brim of her hat.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire