‎Carduoideae member- New York, USA

Thistle for ID : New York : 27NOV17 : AK-35 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Thistle seen on the 27th of June, growing wild by the roadside.

Please, it is nearly impossible to identify a thistle or thistle-like plant with the images provided.
One needs to see the foliage, both the basal rosette as well as the upper foliage. These two images do not enlarge adequately to see the fine detail. Please, have you additional images?

Thanks … I am sorry I could not get closer to the plant and take better pictures. Will post another plant which I could observe closely.

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.