It's a cool looking plant and the flowers (or whatever those are) do look like calyxes. I think that's pretty normal looking for thistles though. I could be wrong, I haven't been around thistles since I was a kid, but that's about how I remember them.I'm mean the way it buds
ThanksLooks like catnip, or in the mint family
good eye!Maybe Brittlestem Hempnettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), considered an invasive species in Alaska
S.W.A.G.good eye!
All mints have square stems.Looks like catnip, or in the mint family
Nice find.Maybe Brittlestem Hempnettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), considered an invasive species in Alaska
...or pepper mintWeird plant. Has a bee balm look to it too.. @dannyboy602 I'm not seeing square stems on my catnip but my peppers have'm..must be a mint pepper.. ( just ribbing you) lol
Grown Catnip several times. Have had a few wild mint patches. Not anything I have run into.Looks like catnip, or in the mint family