Good site for id-ing a thistle

[Cheryl Isaak]

Hello!

My Mom has the wildest plant growing her in compost bed! It looks almost like sow thistle, but not quite right - the leaves are more sharply than gently lobed and it is over 12 feet tall.

Location - on Cape Cod (MA)

Her local master gardener has no clue.

Cheryl

[Jenny]

I hope it isn't a giant hogweed. They have been found growing in W. Mass. The sap is highly toxic and causes blisters that lead to scarring.

Here's a site with details.

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[Cheryl Isaak]

Nope - flowers are all wrong for a giant hogweed.

C