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Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Emu Creek

Cirsium vulgare at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023
Cirsium vulgare at Emu Creek - 13 Dec 2023
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Cirsium vulgare 18 Dec 2023 natureguy
Unidentified 18 Dec 2023 JohnGiacon

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Digitaria sanguinalis (Summer Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 24 Apr 2024 by JohnGiacon
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Cylindromyia sp. (genus) (Bristle fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 16 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Scarabaeidae (family) (Scarab beetle, curl grub) at Emu Creek - 14 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 11 Mar 2024 by JohnGiacon
Teleogryllus commodus (Black Field Cricket) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf Curling Spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Monteithiella humeralis (Pittosporum shield bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Dolophones sp. (genus) (Wrap-around spider) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Diplopoda (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Geranium sp. (Geranium) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 21 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Diplopseustis perieresalis (Eastern Black Tabby) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 12 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Pelargonium sp. Striatellum (G.W.Carr 10345) G.W.Carr (Omeo Storksbill) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 9 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 8 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 7 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Paropsisterna decolorata (A Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 6 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 4 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Cylindromyia sp. (genus) (Bristle fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Dindymus versicolor (Harlequin Bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 3 Feb 2024 by JohnGiacon
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Coccoidea (superfamily) (Mealy bug or scale insect) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 28 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sonchus asper (Prickly Sowthistle) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum) at Emu Creek - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Trametes sp. at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Myrmecia pyriformis (A Bull ant) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Rhytidoponera metallica (Greenhead ant) at Belconnen, ACT - 25 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 24 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Persicaria prostrata (Creeping Knotweed) at Belconnen, ACT - 24 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Phalaenoides tristifica (Willow-herb Day-moth) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Tenodera australasiae (Purple-winged mantid) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 23 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Eudynamys orientalis (Pacific Koel) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Epicoma melanosticta (Common Epicoma) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Emu Creek - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Melaleuca parvistaminea (Small-flowered Honey-myrtle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 1 Jan 2024 by JohnGiacon
Eragrostis brownii (Common Love Grass) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 31 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 30 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust, Thorny Locust) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 29 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 22 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 21 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 20 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Notoncus sp. (genus) (A Notoncus ant) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eurymeloides pulchra (Gumtree hopper) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 18 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Fabriogenia sp. (genus) (Spider wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 5 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Poa sieberiana (Poa Tussock) at Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Emu Creek - 4 Dec 2023 by JohnGiacon
Cryptocheilus bicolor (Orange Spider Wasp) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 17 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 16 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Phyllotocus sp. (genus) (Nectar scarab) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordella limbata (A pintail beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Leioproctus sp. (genus) (Plaster bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) - 15 Nov 2023 by JohnGiacon

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 13 Dec 2023 02:20 PM Recorded on
  • JohnGiacon Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres 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
  • 164 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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