Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Cirsium vulgare	14 Feb 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Cirsium vulgare	13 Feb 2025	waltraud

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Starting to flower or more advanced producing fruits; flower and fruit heads collected and bagged, stems cut at ground level and painted, mapped with Field Maps.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

14 Feb 2025

Thanks Waltraud - much appreciated

waltraud wrote:

14 Feb 2025

thanks MichaelMulvaney; we are never thanked by the land manager. I'm grateful someone appreciates the work

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Location information

Coordinates 149.171478 -35.224256
Altitude 627.2m
Maps Mount Majura
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
12 Feb 2025 07:15 PM Recorded on
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waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Daisies Plants

Species information

Cirsium vulgare Scientific name
Spear Thistle Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Medium weed or pest
Up to 1389.77m Recorded at altitude
197 images trained Machine learning
In flower

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