Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Turner, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Turner, ACT - 6 Apr 2023
Cirsium vulgare at Turner, ACT - 6 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 27 Jun 2023 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 27 Jun 2023 ConBoekel

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 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
  • 176 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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