Onopordum acanthium
Scotch Thistle at Fadden, ACT
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| Onopordum acanthium | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Apr 2016 | |
| Unverified | ArcherCallaway | 1 Apr 2016 |
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User's notes
thousands of dead normal thistles around, but this one was wierd in that it was hugging the ground and the only one that wasn't brown already
2 comments
6 Apr 2016
The leaves look like Onopordum acanthium (your normal thistle) but there is a ground-hugging stemless thistle Onopordum acaulon you could search for. It is not in the ACT Plant Census.
8 Apr 2016
The stemless thistle and nodding thistle are similar but leaves are much more spiky than those of the Scotch Thistle
Location information
- Coordinates 149.111842-35.397145
- Altitude 780.9m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2016 10:15 AM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
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Species information
- Onopordum acanthium Scientific name
- Scotch Thistle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 827.86m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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