Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Barton, ACT

Onopordum acanthium at Barton, ACT - 12 Jan 2020 12:26 PM
Onopordum acanthium at Barton, ACT - 12 Jan 2020 12:26 PM
Onopordum acanthium at Barton, ACT - 12 Jan 2020 12:26 PM
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Identification history

Onopordum acanthium 12 Jan 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Onopordum acanthium 12 Jan 2020 BettyDonWood
Unverified 12 Jan 2020 bookworm422

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User's notes

Pretty sure this is some sort of thistle, but not sure of the exact species. On edge of red dirt parking, next to wooden bollard

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm 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
  • 93 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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