Milk thistle

When I first moved to the Bay Area a year ago – so mid-summer – I kept seeing this dried up but photogenic plant everywhere, but because it was not blooming, I had a hard time identifying it. I eventually realized it was milk thistle. Here are some milk thistle plants in the process of drying out, taken at Alum Rock Park:
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