Nodding Thistle at Gordon, ACT
Identification history
| Carduus nutans | 1 Dec 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Carduus nutans | 1 Dec 2025 | Darren308 |
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C. nutans has been very uncommon along the Murrumbidgee until the post fire 2020 floods. The occasional plants are not affected by the various biological controls like Rynosilis sp.. This plant was physically removed.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074208-35.450196
- Altitude 592.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Gordon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2025 03:48 PM Recorded on
- Darren308 Recorded by
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Collections
Darren308 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Daisies Plants Carduus nutans
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- 25mm to 50mm Flower size
Species information
- Carduus nutans Scientific name
- Nodding Thistle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1176.53m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Carduus nutans subsp. nutans
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