Wild artichoke control option
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Wild artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Herb
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Invades annual pastures. Spiny leaves.

Description

  • Large perennial thistle.
  • Stems branching, to 1.5 m tall, with cobwebby hairs.
  • Rosette of blue-green leaves to 80 cm long, deeply divided into spine-tipped segments.
  • Flower heads purple, 4-6 cm wide.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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