Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Hackett, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Hackett, ACT - 6 Jan 2023 11:58 AM
Cirsium vulgare at Hackett, ACT - 6 Jan 2023 11:58 AM
Cirsium vulgare at Hackett, ACT - 6 Jan 2023 11:58 AM
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 6 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Cirsium vulgare 6 Jan 2023 abread111

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growing around a dead eucalypt stag and cherry ballart, understorey had weeping grass and stinking penny wort

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres 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
  • 186 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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