About 4 feet high, in marshy area near the high tide line of the river.
Looked for certain to be a thistle or likely in the Cirsiun genus.
Was visitng the area and curious what sp. most often occurs so I do not know which sp. though it could (to my amateur id’s) be one of three (maybe 4) sp; but
I’m certain local naturalists would be more familiar and be better suited to help me out with the sp.!
Shrub about 5 feet high, in wet area with cattails and reeds. Ball shaped flowers about the size of a golf ball.