Opuntia elata

A Prickly Pear at Calwell, ACT

Opuntia elata at Calwell, ACT - 27 Feb 2020
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Opuntia elata 5 Mar 2020 BettyDonWood
Opuntia elata 28 Feb 2020 JohnBundock

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michaelb wrote:
   29 Feb 2020
Thanks John
BettyDonWood wrote:
   6 Mar 2020
I presume the glochids were red-brown. It was hard to tell from the photo.

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Syllitus rectus (Longhorn beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
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Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Calwell, ACT - 30 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
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Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Pentatomidae (family) (Shield or Stink bug) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
Hemiptera (order) (Bug - unidentified) at Calwell, ACT - 8 Dec 2023 by MichaelMulvaney
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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 27 Feb 2020 03:56 PM Recorded on
  • JohnBundock Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Opuntia elata Scientific name
  • A Prickly Pear Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 831.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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