Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Coree, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Coree, ACT - 30 Jun 2022
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 1 Jul 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Persicaria prostrata 30 Jun 2022 Wendyp5

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User's notes

Solo plant. Not in flower

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   30 Jun 2022
I think its a thistle, Asteraceae
   1 Jul 2022
It may have been sprayed, which would account for the more bunched-up growth

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 30 Jun 2022 10:50 AM Recorded on
  • Wendyp5 Recorded by

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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