Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Wamboin, NSW

Cirsium vulgare at Wamboin, NSW - 1 Feb 2020
Cirsium vulgare at Wamboin, NSW - 1 Feb 2020
Cirsium vulgare at Wamboin, NSW - 1 Feb 2020
Cirsium vulgare at Wamboin, NSW - 1 Feb 2020
Cirsium vulgare at Wamboin, NSW - 1 Feb 2020
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 4 Apr 2020 BettyDonWood
Cirsium vulgare 4 Apr 2020 natureguy

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Lots of plants on roadside, removed. Other species present - Saffron Thistle, Verbascum, Verbena incompta, Rosa sp., Apple and some natives.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 1 Feb 2020 03:50 PM Recorded on
  • natureguy Recorded by

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Cirsium vulgare Scientific name
  • Spear Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1389.77m Recorded at altitude
  • 149 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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