Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle at Jack Perry Reserve

Cirsium vulgare at Jack Perry Reserve - 16 Dec 2023
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Cirsium vulgare 17 Dec 2023 natureguy
Cirsium vulgare 16 Dec 2023 CarbonAI
Cirsium vulgare 16 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
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Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink, Childling Pink) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
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Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 28 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 8 Abundance
  • 16 Dec 2023 08:26 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon 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
  • 171 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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