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Carthamus lanatus

Saffron Thistle at Symonston, ACT

Carthamus lanatus at Symonston, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 11:00 AM
Carthamus lanatus at Symonston, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 11:00 AM
Carthamus lanatus at Symonston, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 11:00 AM
Carthamus lanatus at Symonston, ACT - 27 Nov 2018 11:00 AM
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Identification history

Carthamus lanatus 28 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Carthamus lanatus 28 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 27 Nov 2018 ruthkerruish

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User's notes

Some type of thistle.

5 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
There is a purple flower half way down the left hand side of photo 1 which blurs when I blow it up. Could you take a closeup?
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
I think the purple flower is unrelated and looks like patersons curse
BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
Carthamus lanatus has yellow flowers. This looks as if it is going to have purple flowers. Though all the purple flowered thistles I know about have winged stems.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
I think the purple flower is Paterson's curse which is in the area.
Mike wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
Carthamus lanatus is widespread in the area but not yet flowering so I haven't taken photos.

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Location information

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm 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
  • 108 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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