Carthamus lanatus

Saffron Thistle at Greenway, ACT

Carthamus lanatus at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Carthamus lanatus at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Carthamus lanatus at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Carthamus lanatus at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Carthamus lanatus at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
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Identification history

Carthamus lanatus 26 Feb 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 24 Feb 2017 SteveC

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St Barnaby's Thistle or Saffron Thistle ?

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Carthamus lanatus Scientific name
  • Saffron Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 1224.43m Recorded at altitude
  • 101 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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