I think it is close to *Cirsium argyracanthum* DC. <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/ar/asteraceae/carduoideae/cirsium/cirsium-argyracanthum> as per images and details herein.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 at 12:09 Subject: [efloraofindia:86797] Thistle for ID : Kashmir : 091011 : AK-3 To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, Gurcharan Singh < singh...@gmail.com> Also taken at Gulmarg, Kashmir on the 11th of Sept,11. Shrubs growing along the roadside. Aarti -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCumX9N31OgeBkgpGPrzhjixus%3DD0_0ASS%2BSA_YTR3T7A%40mail.gmail.com.
