No this is not a dandelion gone to seed. In fact, I have no idea what it is. It’s a tall stalk (nearly five fee!) and it has these globular flowers at the top. It just looks weird.
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Alex Good 
It’s a thistle.
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Do you have any flowers in Scotland that aren’t thistles?
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No. That’s why we have kilts. There’s nothing worn underneath, it’s all brand new.
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That seems principled and cautious.
There are no thorns on this plant. Don’t thistles need thorns?
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You are thinking of roses.
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I’m always thinking of roses.
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As Dix says, it’s a thistle, a Glandular Globe thistle or Echinops sphaerocephalus if you want to go all Latiny. A eurasian species belonging to the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. 🙂
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You are the Answer Person! But I thought thistles had to be prickly. This is just weird looking.
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I’ll show you how prickly they can be, sunshine!
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Thankfully, thistles don’t have to have thorns. They can be just annoying instead of dangerous 🙂
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I learn stuff every day around here.
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That’ll teach you to go on the internet!
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