Spear thistle
Common weeds
- Scientific name
- Cirsium vulgare
- Description
- Erect, much-branched annual or biennial herb. Stems covered in cobwebby hairs and spines, wings continue down from leaf bases for short distances.
- Weed category
- Regionally controlled
- How to indentify
- Dark green leaves, white-velvety below, margins spiny. Leaves in a rosette. Single or 2-3 bell-shaped purple flowerheads at the ends of branches. Seeds have fluffy tails
- How it spreads
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- Wind
- Water
- Animals (seeds attached to fur)
- Suggested plant replacement
- Removal methods
- Plant specific removal methods
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Spray with recommended herbicide. Hand weed to remove deep taproots. Remove flowerhead/seed heads.
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