Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Paddys River, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Jan 2015
Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Jan 2015
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 19 Jan 2015 BettyDonWood
Cirsium vulgare 18 Jan 2015 galah681
Unidentified 18 Jan 2015 galah681

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Artamus cyanopterus (Dusky Woodswallow) at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by RodDeb
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Zoothera lunulata (Bassian Thrush) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Sep 2020 by DC
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Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Jun 2020 by Bernadette
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Armillaria sp. (A honey fungus) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2020 by RodDeb
Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2020 by RodDeb
Rhodofomitopsis lilacinogilva complex (Lilac Shelf Fungus) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2020 by RodDeb
Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian Honey Fungus) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2020 by RodDeb
Eopsaltria australis (Eastern Yellow Robin) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Jun 2020 by RodDeb
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Paddys River, ACT - 30 May 2020 by JackyF
Gymnopilus junonius (Spectauclar Rustgill) at Paddys River, ACT - 25 May 2020 by SandraH
Nyssus albopunctatus (White-spotted swift spider) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Nov 2019 by JudithRoach
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Paddys River, ACT - 17 Nov 2019 by AndrewCB
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Sep 2019 by Cricket

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 15 Jan 2015 09:36 AM Recorded on
  • galah681 Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower

Species information

  • Cirsium vulgare Scientific name
  • Spear Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1389.77m Recorded at altitude
  • 148 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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