New Mexico Thistle
Cirsium neomexicanum, Sunflower family (Compositae)
Flowers:	Rounded pinkish-purple flowerhead, to 2" wide.
Leaves:	Dark green, shiny, with thorny edges, to 7" long.
Height:	Grows to 6'.
Photographed April 3, near Superstition Mountain. Typically found above 1,000' elevation, foothills or plains.