Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Mount Majura

Cirsium vulgare at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024
Cirsium vulgare at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024
Cirsium vulgare at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024
Cirsium vulgare at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024
Cirsium vulgare at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024
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Cirsium vulgare 1 May 2024 abread111
Cirsium vulgare 1 May 2024 CarbonAI
Cirsium vulgare 1 May 2024 mcosgrove

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Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 27 Sep 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Nassella neesiana (Chilean Needlegrass) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Echium plantagineum (Paterson's Curse) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Echium plantagineum (Paterson's Curse) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 May 2024 by abread111
Pyracantha sp. (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 May 2024 by abread111
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024 by mcosgrove
Carduus pycnocephalus (Slender Thistle) at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024 by mcosgrove
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024 by mcosgrove
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Mount Majura - 20 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 20 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 20 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Mount Majura - 20 Apr 2024 by abread111
Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Mount Majura - 15 Apr 2024 by abread111
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Mount Majura - 15 Apr 2024 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jan 2024 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jan 2024 by abread111
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) at Mount Majura - 19 Jan 2024 by abread111
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Mount Majura - 13 Nov 2023 by waltraud
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Watson, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by abread111
Prunus persica (Peach, Nectarine) at Watson, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by abread111
Cercopidae (family) (Unidentified spittlebug or froghopper) at Watson, ACT - 27 Oct 2023 by abread111
Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Watson, ACT - 27 Oct 2023 by abread111
Prunus sp. (A Plum) at Watson, ACT - 16 Oct 2023 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Geranium sp. (Geranium) at Mount Majura - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Watson, ACT - 24 Sep 2023 by abread111
Geranium retrorsum (Grassland Cranesbill) at Watson, ACT - 24 Sep 2023 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023 by abread111
Prunus persica (Peach, Nectarine) at Watson, ACT - 2 Sep 2023 by abread111
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jul 2023 by HappyWanderer
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 3 Jul 2023 by abread111
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Watson, ACT - 1 Jul 2023 by abread111
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by abread111
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by abread111
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by abread111
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by HappyWanderer
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by waltraud
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by abread111
Monopis icterogastra (Wool Moth) at Watson, ACT - 17 Oct 2022 by Steve_Bok
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Watson, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Steve_Bok
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Watson, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Steve_Bok
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Watson, ACT - 5 Sep 2022 by WalterEgo
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Watson, ACT - 5 Sep 2022 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Watson, ACT - 5 Sep 2022 by MAX
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2022 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2022 by abread111
Cotoneaster pannosus (Cotoneaster) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2022 by abread111
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Watson, ACT - 15 Aug 2022 by MAX
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Watson, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 by MAX
Rosa canina (Dog Rose) at Watson, ACT - 31 Jan 2018 by AaronClausen
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Watson, ACT - 23 Aug 2017 by AaronClausen
Pisolithus sp. (Pisolithus) at Watson, ACT - 29 Apr 2017 by AaronClausen
Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle) at Watson, ACT - 25 Dec 2016 by AaronClausen
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Watson, ACT - 5 Dec 2016 by AaronClausen
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Watson, ACT - 5 Dec 2016 by AaronClausen
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Watson, ACT - 27 Nov 2015 by MAX
Truncospora ochroleuca at Watson, ACT - 19 May 2015 by AaronClausen
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jan 2015 by AaronClausen
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Watson, ACT - 11 Sep 2014 by AaronClausen
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson, ACT - 4 Mar 2009 by waltraud

Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 1 May 2024 03:39 PM Recorded on
  • mcosgrove Recorded by

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
  • 170 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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