Onopordum acanthium

Scotch Thistle at Watson, ACT

Onopordum acanthium at Watson, ACT - 19 Aug 2024
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Onopordum acanthium 27 Aug 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 27 Aug 2024 waltraud

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Rosette of a thistle; location only approximate because photo has no embedded coordinates.

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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
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
Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 2024 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 24 Jul 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
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
Pyracantha sp. (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 May 2024 by abread111
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Mount Majura - 1 May 2024 by mcosgrove
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
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
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 1 Apr 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 1 Apr 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
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) at Mount Majura - 19 Jan 2024 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
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Mount Majura - 12 Nov 2023 by abread111
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
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
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 18 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
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by HappyWanderer
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2023 by waltraud
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
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
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Watson, ACT - 5 Sep 2022 by abread111
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Watson, ACT - 29 Aug 2022 by HappyWanderer
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2022 by abread111
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Watson, ACT - 15 Aug 2022 by MAX
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Watson, ACT - 9 Jul 2022 by waltraud
Pyracantha fortuneana (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 27 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) 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
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Watson, ACT - 11 Nov 2021 by waltraud
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Watson, ACT - 11 Nov 2021 by waltraud

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 19 Aug 2024 11:42 AM 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
  • 88 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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