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Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Hughes, ACT

Cirsium vulgare at Hughes, ACT - 21 Jul 2017
Cirsium vulgare at Hughes, ACT - 21 Jul 2017
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 21 Jul 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Onopordum acanthium 21 Jul 2017 ruthkerruish

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   22 Jul 2017
Ruth the first two photos are of spear thistle the third appears to be Scotch thistle. You may like to make two separate records.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • 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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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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