Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Aranda, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Aranda, ACT - 19 Dec 2023
Cirsium vulgare at Aranda, ACT - 19 Dec 2023
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Cirsium vulgare 19 Dec 2023 natureguy
Cirsium vulgare 19 Dec 2023 lbradley

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lbradley wrote:
   19 Dec 2023
I should have field mapped this. I sprayed/pulled a large amount of thistle (mostly slender) earlier this season. I can’t see much slender now. But the spear thistle is really coming on and needs to be sprayed - contractor or ranger please. 🙏 I won’t be able to and it would be brilliant to keep it under control especially with the vulnerable recovering 6ha controlled burn just across the management track.

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Additional information

  • False 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
  • 174 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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