Where to find thistles in grounded

Use these needles to make arrows and more.

Where to find thistles in grounded

There are a variety of plants to harvest materials from in Grounded, but one of the hardest to find is the Thistle Plant. This elusive plant gives you Thistle Needles, which are invaluable resources used to craft arrows and other things. The good thing about Thistle Plants is that you’ll only need to find one, as you cannot completely chop them down with an axe. They’ll give you Thistle Needles as long as you keep swinging, which is great for stocking up. They’re not too hard to find, but you will have to brave some of the more dangerous areas of the backyard to reach them.

Where to Find Thistle Needles in Grounded

Thistle Needles can be found in various parts of the backyard. The best place to find them is in Spade Gulch, but you can also find them near the giant oak tree and south of the Mysterious Machine. Our Spade Gulch guide can point you in the right direction of the easiest Thistle Plant location, but you can check the map featured below to figure out where to go.

Where to find thistles in grounded

Thistle Plants are tall with spiky leaves. They have bright purple flowers on top so they’re very hard to miss. Once you reach a Thistle Plant, simply hit it with your axe to obtain Thistle Needles. No matter how many times you swing your axe, the plant will not fall. You can chop as much as you want and take as many Thistle Needles as you need.

It might be a good idea to place a Trail Marker in order to mark the location of a Thistle Plant on your map so you can easily return, or you can just remember where it is and hope for the best. The Spade Gulch location is fairly easy to remember because it’s just east of the Mysterious Machine. If you’re ever in need of a Thistle Plant, just keep an eye out for bright purple flowers. Once you have Thistle Needles, you can craft arrows for your bow so you can take on spiders and beetles from afar.

- This article was updated on August 10th, 2020

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In Grounded, you'll need to use everything at your disposal to have a fighting chance against the many creepy crawlies actively trying to kill and eat you. A great tool in this rather uneven fight is the bow and arrow. You'll get the bow near the start of the game but will need to craft arrows in stacks of 10 from Thistle Needles. Thistle Needles are only found in certain areas of the map so to help you save time we've marked the best place to get Thistle Needles. We'll take a look at where to find them and how to harvest them.

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  • Where to Find Thistle Needles in Grounded
  • How to Get Thistle Needles

The best place to find Thistle Needles early on is in Spade gulch. We have a separate guide on reaching it if you'd like more info, or you can look at the image below:

Where to find thistles in grounded
Here's a great place to find Thistles | Jake Green/USG

Be aware that there is a strong beetle in this area that spits acid at you. You can check out this guide on beating it or simply steer clear . When in the right area you'll see Thistle plants with violet flowers on them. This is where you'll need to go.

Where to find thistles in grounded
Look out for violet flowers | Jake Green/USG

How to Get Thistle Needles

To get Thistle Needles from the plants you need an axe. You'll have likely picked one up already but if not head over to this guide. Hit the plants with an axe and Thistle Needles will be automatically added to your inventory.

If you're looking for more on Grounded be sure to read Mat's piece on it's spiders. Elsewhere there's Mike's impressions of the early access version of the game.

Jake Green

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Jake is a former freelance writer who now heads up guides for USG. He spends his days dreaming of an X-Files dating-sim and will play literally any game with monkeys in it. He has an unhealthy obsession with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and would pretty much trade a kidney for Skate 4 at this point.

What does a thistle plant look like in Grounded?

Thistle Plants are tall with spiky leaves. They have bright purple flowers on top so they're very hard to miss. Once you reach a Thistle Plant, simply hit it with your axe to obtain Thistle Needles. No matter how many times you swing your axe, the plant will not fall.

How do you get Thistle Needles in Grounded hot and hazy?

To harvest the thistle needles, players just need to walk right to the thorny stalk in the center of the plant and pick them up. There's no need for any of Grounded's tools. The needles run up the entire stem, but players can use the thistle plan's leaves as platforms to access the higher ones.

How do you get the Thrist needle in the ground?

Where To Find Thistle Needles. Thistle Needles can be obtained by hitting the leaves of Thistles with your axe! They will automatically be added to your inventory (make sure it's not full or you won't get anything!)