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Onopordum acaulon L.
Stemless Onopordon

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] edn 2, 2:1159 (1763)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spiny, woolly biennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. purple, Jul or Oct to Dec. Weed of pastures, arable land & roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 May 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Merredin, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Esperance, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mingenew.