Fl. Londin. 2 6: t. 55 (1793) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Annual to 150 cm high; stems with continuous wings to c. 10 mm wide and spinose lobes to 10 mm wide, cobwebbed. Basal leaves in a sparse rosette, oblanceolate, 5–20 cm long, 2–8 cm wide, deeply pinnatisect, margins spiny, upper surface green and pubescent, lower surface white-cobwebbed; cauline leaves similar but smaller, stem-clasping. Inflorescence of 3–9 capitula in terminal or axillary clusters; capitula cylindric, erect to patent, 6–10 mm diam., sessile; involucral bracts erect, linear-lanceolate, to 20 mm long, green with scarious margins; dorsal surface of intermediate involucral bracts glabrous or very sparsely hairy; inner bracts slightly exceeding florets. Corolla 10–14 mm long, purple. Cypselas 4–5 mm long; pappus bristles subequal, 11–13 mm long. Flowers mainly spring and summer
*Brid, *CVU, *DunT, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HNF, *HSF, *LoM, *MonT, *MuF, *MuM, *NIS, *OtP, *OtR, *RobP, *SnM, *Strz, *VAlp, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *WPro, *Wim. Also naturalised WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas., New Zealand. Native to Europe. A widespread and common weed of pasture and other disturbed sites; declared a noxious weed in Victoria.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
Bridgewater | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Robinvale Plains | present | naturalised | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | naturalised | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | naturalised | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | introduced | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Otway Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | naturalised | |
Monaro Tablelands | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Alps | present | naturalised | |
Snowy Mountains | present | naturalised |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |