Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Rocky Hall, NSW

Cirsium vulgare at Rocky Hall, NSW - 6 May 2020
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Identification history

Unidentified 9 May 2020 JoyGeorgeson

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Prickly plant on burnt ground, north west ridge.

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JackieMiles wrote:
   10 May 2020
Just as well you specified the prickly plant, which is a weed and worth removing. The large leafed thing in the middle of it is a native post-disturbance coloniser, Senecio linearifolius, and in fact all the rest looks native.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 6 May 2020 12:46 PM Recorded on
  • JoyGeorgeson Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm 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
  • 148 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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