Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Uriarra, NSW

Onopordum acanthium at Uriarra, NSW - 5 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Onopordum acanthium 27 May 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 27 May 2019 waltraud

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Photograph/s taken begin of March 2019 in the southern part of Justice Robert Hope Park (Watson Woodland) which is a Government offset site. Several patches within Watson woodland with a couple of hundred of this Scotch ? thistle

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 5 Mar 2019 03:01 PM Recorded on
  • waltraud Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Onopordum acanthium Scientific name
  • Scotch Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 827.86m Recorded at altitude
  • 70 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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