Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Paddys River, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Mar 2021
Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Mar 2021
Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Mar 2021
Cirsium vulgare at Paddys River, ACT - 15 Mar 2021
Request use of media

Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 19 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Cirsium vulgare 17 Mar 2021 RodDeb

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

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

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

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,894,840 sightings of 21,090 species in 9,306 locations from 12,939 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.