Xanthium spinosum

Bathurst Burr at Killara, VIC

Xanthium spinosum at Killara, VIC - 2 Mar 2025 08:33 AM
Xanthium spinosum at Killara, VIC - 2 Mar 2025 08:33 AM
Xanthium spinosum at Killara, VIC - 2 Mar 2025 08:33 AM
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Identification history

Xanthium spinosum 10 Mar 2025 Darcy
Xanthium spinosum 8 Mar 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 7 Mar 2025 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

some kind of thistle? thorny and different looking. I don't think its in flower.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Xanthium spinosum Scientific name
  • Bathurst Burr Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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