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Thorny giant weed?

BoyntonFlowerGirl

12 years ago

This popped up in my yard after we removed some bushes. The leaves are deeply lobed and there are thorns both on the stems and on the veins of the leaves (both top and bottom). The leaves are a very large(note my foot at the lower left of the picture). Leaf and stems are fuzzy. Anybody know what this is? I left it thinking it might be a vegetable, but not with those thorns! Thanks!

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