Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Watson, ACT

Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024
Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024
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Onopordum acanthium 24 Jul 2024 waltraud

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Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) at Watson, ACT - 9 Oct 2024 by waltraud
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Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Watson, ACT - 27 Sep 2024 by abread111
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Watson, ACT - 27 Sep 2024 by abread111
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Watson, ACT - 16 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Watson, ACT - 16 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Watson, ACT - 16 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
Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Pyrus calleryana (Callery Pear) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Pyrus calleryana (Callery Pear) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 28 May 2024 by waltraud
Pyracantha sp. (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 May 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Mount Majura - 13 May 2024 by waltraud
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Watson, ACT - 8 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 8 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 8 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Mount Majura - 8 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Mount Majura - 1 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 1 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 1 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by waltraud
Xanthium spinosum (Bathurst Burr) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by abread111
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by abread111
Malva parviflora (Little Mallow) at Mount Majura - 13 Mar 2024 by abread111
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Watson, ACT - 11 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Mount Majura - 11 Mar 2024 by abread111
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Watson, ACT - 11 Mar 2024 by abread111
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Watson, ACT - 13 Nov 2023 by abread111
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Mount Majura - 13 Nov 2023 by waltraud
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Mount Majura - 13 Nov 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
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Watson, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by waltraud
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 Sep 2023 by abread111
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Watson, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by waltraud
Badumna sp. (genus) (Lattice-web spider) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jul 2023 by Evie
Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by waltraud
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by waltraud
Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) at Watson, ACT - 18 Jun 2023 by abread111
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea (Ivy Goodenia, Forest Goodenia) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) at Watson, ACT - 2 Jan 2023 by abread111
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by waltraud
Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Watson, ACT - 10 Oct 2022 by waltraud
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Watson, ACT - 26 Sep 2022 by Steve_Bok
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Watson, ACT - 5 Sep 2022 by MAX
Pyracantha fortuneana (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass) at Watson, ACT - 27 Jun 2022 by abread111
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Asparagus asparagoides (Bridal Creeper, Florist's Smilax) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by abread111
Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacryopinax spathularia) at Watson, ACT - 16 May 2022 by waltraud
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Wild Aster, Bushy Starwort) at Watson, ACT - 26 Apr 2022 by abread111
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Watson, ACT - 11 Nov 2021 by waltraud
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Watson, ACT - 11 Nov 2021 by waltraud
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Watson, ACT - 16 Oct 2021 by MAX
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2021 by abread111
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Watson, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 by MAX
Chrysopidae (family) (Unidentified Green lacewing) at Watson, ACT - 7 Sep 2019 by kdm
Daphoenositta chrysoptera (Varied Sittella) at Watson, ACT - 30 Aug 2019 by kdm
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus (Darkling beetle) at Watson, ACT - 14 Aug 2019 by kdm
zz bolete at Watson, ACT - 23 Jun 2019 by AaronClausen
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Watson, ACT - 31 May 2019 by kdm
Badumna insignis (Black House Spider) at Watson, ACT - 14 May 2019 by kdm

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 24 Jul 2024 02:09 PM Recorded on
  • waltraud Recorded by

Species information

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

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