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Photo by Anna24
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Field Notes

Description:

very thorny; flower was yellow-white and had thorns on it as well; stem was tall and spiky

Habitat:

lived in a shady cluster of weeds; the ground was moist

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Little Tank
Try Cirsium horridulum. http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/cirsiumhorr.html
KarenL
I agree with auntnance, this looks like a species of thistle.
Anna24
Thanks! Cool profile picture, by the way!

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedMarch 26, 2012

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