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Spear Thistle

Cirsium_vulgare

Photo by shortbutlucky
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Species ID Suggestions

Thistle

Cirsium_vulgare

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KarenSaxton
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Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
I ruled out several of the thistle family. If you don't find any that look even more like it(or try your extension office for an ID) then go ahead and update the scientific name too.
glbnoah109
It is a thistle. Here is the wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thistle
KarenSaxton
It is listed as a noxious weed in 9 states. There are several other similar species, so verify, please
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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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