Carthamus lanatus

Saffron Thistle at Fadden, ACT

Carthamus lanatus at Fadden, ACT - 10 Feb 2023
Carthamus lanatus at Fadden, ACT - 10 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Carthamus lanatus 11 Feb 2023 natureguy
Cassinia sifton 10 Feb 2023 CarbonAI
Carthamus lanatus 10 Feb 2023 KumikoCallaway

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User's notes

A large patch of Saffron Thistles, could be 10000+. This is close to a large patch of Spear Thistles (-35.390361, 149.118706) which are in the middle of ongoing removal effort (around 150 were removed so far). There were some Scotch Thistles mixed in this area.

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Sighting information

  • 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
  • 10 Feb 2023 06:46 AM Recorded on
  • KumikoCallaway Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Carthamus lanatus Scientific name
  • Saffron Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 1224.43m Recorded at altitude
  • 100 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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