Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Watson, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 20 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Cirsium vulgare 20 Aug 2024 waltraud

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In grassy woodland I think Spear thistle with grey green center from hairs that collected fine water droplets - there were discussions about identification of various thistle species that occur in the area; mapped with Field Maps treated weeds.

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  • 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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