- 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.
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.