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Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Bruce Ridge

Cirsium vulgare at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Cirsium vulgare 21 Mar 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 20 Mar 2024 ConBoekel

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Nearby sightings

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Australomisidia rosea (Rosy Flower Spider) at Bruce Ridge - 27 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Psychidae (family) MATURE (Case Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 27 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 27 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Servaea narraweena (A jumping spider) at Bruce Ridge - 27 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Strepera versicolor (Grey Currawong) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ligustrum sinense (Narrow-leaf Privet, Chinese Privet) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Bruce Ridge - 25 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Truncospora ochroleuca at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anthomyia punctipennis at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 24 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rumex sp. (A Dock) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lucilia cuprina (Australian sheep blowfly) at ORD001: OConnor Ridge Drain - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Australomisidia pilula (Lozenge-shaped Flower Spider) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Opisthoncus serratofasciatus (Chevronned jumper) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia semiochrea (Marbled Footman) at Bruce Ridge - 23 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes sp. (genus) (Ringtail damselfy) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Stiromesostenus sp. (genus) (An ichneumon wasp) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Diomus notescens (Little two-spotted ladybird) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epicyme rubropunctaria (Red-spotted Delicate) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eriococcus coriaceus (Gumtree Scale) at Bruce Ridge - 22 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Fulgoroidea sp. (superfamily) (Unidentified fulgoroid planthopper) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Villa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Villa bee fly) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Meritastis ursina (A Tortricid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Nandina domestica (Sacred Bamboo) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Bruce Ridge - 21 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Monolepta froggatti (Leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Eupelmidae (family) (Eupelmid wasp) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Opogona stenocraspeda (Opogona stenocraspeda) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Stenosmylus tenuis (Osmylid lacewing) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chorista australis (Autumn scorpion fly) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Simaetha sp. (genus) (Unidentified Brown jumper) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cheiracanthium gracile (Slender sac spider) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Epicyme rubropunctaria (Red-spotted Delicate) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hednota species near grammellus (Pyralid or snout moth) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Chrysothrix sp. (genus) (A gold dust lichen) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Acanthosomatidae (family) (Unidentified Acanthosomatid shield bug) at Bruce Ridge - 20 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha penelope (Shouldered Brown) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Heteroteucha translatella (Heteroteucha translatella) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Meritastis ursina (A Tortricid moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Anestia ombrophanes (Anestia ombrophanes) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Calomela parilis (Leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Bruce Ridge - 18 Mar 2024 by ConBoekel

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 18 Mar 2024 12:55 PM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

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

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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