Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Restricted Weed<br />
Thistle - Slender/Shore<br />
Carduus tenuiflorus and C. pycnocephalus<br />
(Italian Thistle, Plymouth Thistle, Sheep Thistle, Winged Slender Thistle)<br />
Description: Erect annual plant, with spiny leaves and stems<br />
and has a stout taproot.<br />
flowers: Slender pink or purple flower heads surrounded by<br />
rows of spines. Usually in groups of 2 or 3. Appears between<br />
March and September.<br />
leaves: Rosette leaves are slightly woolly, particularly on<br />
lower surface.<br />
stems: Spiny green stems, branched and may have single or<br />
multiple stems from the base.<br />
Note: C.pycnocephalus often has visible white patches along<br />
veins at the base of spines (never in C.tenuiflorus).<br />
similar Native species: Unlikely to be confused with native<br />
species.<br />
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CONtROl OPtIONs VECtOR Of sPREAD<br />
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