| Subject | German | English |
| entomol. | Distel-Samenstecher | artichoke pear-shaped weevil (Apion carduorum) |
| nat.sc., agric. | krause Distel | welted thistle (Carduus crispus L.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | krause Distel | crisped thistle (Carduus crispus L.) |
| industr., construct. | Metall-Distel | metallic teasel |
| industr., construct. | mit abgenutzten Disteln kämmen | to tease cloth with worn fuller thistles |
| agric. | nickende Distel | musk bristlethistle |
| nat.sc., agric. | nickende Distel | nodding thistle (Carduus nutans L.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | nickende Distel | musk thistle (Carduus nutans L.) |
| gen. | Nickende Distel | musk thistle Carduus nutans |
| nat.sc., agric. | schmalkoepfkige Distel | winged slender thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus Curt.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | schmalkoepfkige Distel | slender-flower thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus Curt.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | schmalkoepfkige Distel | seaside thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus Curt.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | Weg-Distel | welted thistle (Carduus acanthoides L.) |
| nat.sc., agric. | Weg-Distel | plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides L.) |