Hairy Burr-daisy
Fruit, Back
Maltese Cockspur
Habit
| Hairy Burr-daisy Fruit, Back | | Maltese Cockspur Habit | | ||
 | Class: | Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) | |||
| Order: | Sunflowers (Asterales) | ||||
| Family: | Daisy (Asteraceae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) | ||||
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| Other names: | OWWW THAT HURTS!, Distaff Thistle, False Star Thistle or Woolly Star Thistle | ||||
Thank you Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere A few scattered plants found & removed from Ellura VERY prickly & stiff plant at all stages. Tall, green with cream/yellow flowers. Prickles will go straight through leather gloves, weed bags, etc. | |||||
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