Flower, plant or weed?

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  1. meb3v3

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    Hi, I found this flower/plant/weed growing behind my house--close to a wooded area. Any idea of what it is? I live in Northeastern Tennessee, about an hour northeast of Knoxville.
     

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    Cardo ?
     
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    Cardo is apparently Italian for thistle.

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    or maybe "cardoon"
     
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    Carduus 100%(Latin name) chamaecephalus?
     
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    Carduus,is in the Cynara family
     
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