Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Barton, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Barton, ACT - 12 Jan 2020
Cirsium vulgare at Barton, ACT - 12 Jan 2020
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 16 Jan 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Onopordum acanthium 12 Jan 2020 bookworm422

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A group of them, this.was the only one in flower

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 12 Jan 2020 01:01 PM Recorded on
  • bookworm422 Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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

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