Im Lied "The Thistle o' Scotland" wird die Distel als Metapher für den Stolz und die Standhaftigkeit der Schotten verwendet:
"It’s the flowret the proud eagle greets in his flight,
as he covers the sun with the wings of his might.
It’s the flowret that laughs at the storm as it blows,
for the stronger the tempest, the greener it grows!"
