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Kōrero: Weeds of agriculture

Scotch thistle

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Scotch thistle

Like gorse, Scotch thistle (Cirstium vulgare) grows almost anywhere. It is common in pastures, orchards, crops, gardens, lawns and waste areas. It spreads by windborne seed, and establishes itself especially where drought has made the land bare.

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Ian Popay, Weeds of agriculture – Weeds in pasture, crops and forestry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16477/scotch-thistle (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian Popay, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.