| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | CIRSIUM VULGARE |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | SPEAR THISTLE |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Height up to 1m. A biennial plant that has pinnately lobed leaves that are tough and spiny borne on cottony stems that are also spiny between the leaves. Pinkish-purple florets atop a globe of spiny bracts. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Widespread and common throughout. |
| HABITAT | Primarily disturbed ground. |
| FLOWERING TIME | July to September. |