Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Campbell, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 22 Jun 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Cirsium vulgare 22 Jun 2020 AndyRussell

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Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Diplopoda (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Armadillidium vulgare (Slater bug, woodlouse, pill bug, roley poley) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Carabidae sp. (family) (A ground beetle) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Amblyopone sp. (genus) (Slow ant) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus nigriceps (Black-headed sugar ant) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Anisolabididae (family) (Unidentified wingless earwig) at Mount Pleasant - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Mount Pleasant - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Rhytidoponera metallica (Greenhead ant) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at Mount Pleasant - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Cymbacha ocellata (Crab spider) at Mount Pleasant - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Doratifera (genus) (Cup Moth) at Mount Pleasant - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Entomobryomorpha (order) (Entomobryomorph springtail) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Phyllotocus macleayi (Nectar scarab) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Goniaea australasiae (Gumleaf grasshopper) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Entomobryomorpha (order) (Entomobryomorph springtail) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 7 Jun 2024 by Hejor1
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain - 20 Dec 2023 by Steve818
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Campbell, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Heteroteucha occidua (A concealer moth) at Campbell, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Hemibela (genus) (A Concealer moth) at Campbell, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Campbell, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Campbell, ACT - 20 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Uromycladium sp. (A gall forming rust fungus) at Campbell, ACT - 11 Mar 2023 by Hejor1
Hypocisseis suturalis (Cherry Ballart Jewel Beetle) at Campbell, ACT - 23 Jan 2021 by Harrisi
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Sisymbrium orientale (Eastern Rocket) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus (Great Mullein, Aaron's Rod) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Salvia verbenaca var. verbenaca (Wild Sage) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by AndyRussell
Pottiaceae (family) (A moss) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Riccia cartilaginosa (Liverwort) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Barbula sp. at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Isoetopsis graminifolia (Grass Cushion Daisy) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Stuartina muelleri (Spoon Cudweed) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Calandrinia eremaea (Small Purslane) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Erodium crinitum (Native Crowfoot) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell
Solanum aviculare (Kangaroo Apple) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by JanetRussell

Location information

Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 13 Jun 2020 03:18 PM Recorded on
  • AndyRussell Recorded by

Additional information

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

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