Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Lade Vale, NSW

Cirsium vulgare at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021
Cirsium vulgare at Lade Vale, NSW - 13 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 13 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Cirsium vulgare 13 Feb 2021 trevorpreston

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Young spear thistle rosette.

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Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 174 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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