Maltese Cockspur: Habit

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Sunflowers (Asterales)

Family:

Daisy (Asteraceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Maltese Cockspur (Centaurea melitensis)

This Photo:

Habit

Other names:

Maltese Star Thistle, Cockspur Thistle, Malta Thistle, Maltese Centaury, Napa Star Thistle, Saucy Jack, Tocalote Star Thistle, Wild Irishman, Yellow Burr Cockspur or Yellow 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 spindly thistle with small, spiny flowers and stiff, tall habit

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

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