Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Watson, ACT

Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023
Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Onopordum acanthium 19 Sep 2023 Tapirlord
Onopordum illyricum 18 Sep 2023 abread111
Unidentified 18 Sep 2023 abread111

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waltraud wrote:
   19 Sep 2023
not sure Barb, we do have scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium which has rosettes that look - at least to my eyes - very similar; both are weeds though. I sprayed yesterday quite a lot of small rosettes couldn't map treated because run out of charge...

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Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Onopordum acanthium Scientific name
  • Scotch Thistle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 827.86m Recorded at altitude
  • 90 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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