Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Watson, ACT

Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 5 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Onopordum acanthium 27 May 2019 BettyDonWood
Onopordum acanthium 27 May 2019 BettyDonWood
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. Scotch thistles in flower and seeding; there are also Variegated thisles (right-hand side), Blackberry Nightshade and other herbaceous weeds.

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Sighting information

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Onopordum acanthium Scientific name
  • Scotch Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 827.86m Recorded at altitude
  • 90 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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