Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Yarralumla, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Yarralumla, ACT - 16 Jan 2022
Cirsium vulgare at Yarralumla, ACT - 16 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 20 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Cirsium vulgare 20 Jan 2022 mcosgrove
Unidentified 20 Jan 2022 ConBoekel

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Approximately 35mm Flower dimension
  • 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

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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