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Potential Distribution of St Barnaby's thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in Victoria (Nox)

This map of the potential distribution of St Barnaby's thistle has been produced from CLIMATEŽ modelling overlayed with:

Overlays used.

Land use:
Pasture irrigated and dryland
Horticulture
Broadacre cropping

Broad vegetation types:
Dry foothill forest; montane dry woodland; grassland; plains grassy woodland; valley grassy forest; coastal grassy woodland; herb-rich woodland; montane grassy woodland; riverine grassy woodland; rainshadow woodland; boinka-raak; mallee woodland; heathy woodland; wimmera mallee/woodland; lowland forest; box-ironbark forest; inland slopes and sedge-rich woodland.

Colours indicate possibility of Centaurea solstitialis infesting these areas.
Red = Very High
Orange = High
Light Green = Medium
Dark Green = Likely

In the non-coloured areas the plant is unlikely to establish as the climate, soil or landuse is not presently suitable.

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