I was going to call this Arizona Thistle (Cirsium arizonicum) because its color and form doesn’t
resemble New Mexico Thistle but I’m not sure since no descriptions I’ve found show a full head.
This particular plant was spotted near Wupatiki Ruins outside of Flagstaff and we saw lots more
as we headed North to the Grand Canyon.

Whatever it is, they’re wonderful photo ops 🙂