Identifying weed

Sandy, OR

New here. Trying to figure out what this is. Unbloomed, seen purple flowers in same spot. Leaves not spiky. Milk thistle? Something else? Thanks.

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Castro Valley, CA

Sure looks like a thistle. Maybe Sonchus oleraceus.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/14496/
Though the flowers are yellow not purple. It looks like a yellow spent flower in you photo.

There are purple thistles though, even some native to Oregon. You might google them to see if you find a match.

As far as I know milk thistle has highly variegated leaves, the white veins look like milk.

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