DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Illyrian Thistle (Onopordum illyricum) (Nox)
Invasiveness Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
| Scientific name: | Onopordum illyricum L. |  Illyrian Thistle flowers and foliage (image courtesy Andy Steed) |
Common name: | Illyrian Thistle | |
Status: | Regionally Prohibited in the Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East and East Gippsland CMAs. Regionally Controlled in the North Central CMA. Restricted in the Mallee, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite and West Gippsland CMAs. | |
Habitat: | Subhumid temperate regions in areas of winter-dominant rainfall with an annual total of 600 to 800 mm (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It is a weed of rocky hillsides, neglected sites and pastures of reasonable fertility (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). |
 Illyrian Thistle infestation (image courtesy Andy Steed) |  Illyrian Thistle plant (image courtesy Andy Steed) |
 Illyrian Thistle rosette (image courtesy Andy Steed) |  |
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This document was last reviewed on 04/09/2008