Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle at Aranda, ACT
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| Cirsium vulgare | Tapirlord | 22 Dec 2022 | |
| Carduus tenuiflorus | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | JohnGiacon | 20 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Scotch Thistle; could not find it in the lists;
1 comment
22 Dec 2022
I believe this is spear thistle Michael, with those large spherical flower buds.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081633-35.252486
- Altitude 614.1m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2022 07:44 AM Recorded on
- JohnGiacon Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Cirsium vulgare Scientific name
- Spear Thistle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1576.4m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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