Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear at Crace, ACT

Opuntia sp. at Crace, ACT - 19 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Opuntia sp. 23 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Opuntia sp. 20 Apr 2019 BettyDonWood
Opuntia stricta 19 Apr 2019 gavinlongmuir

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   20 Apr 2019
It is difficult to tell which species of Opuntia it is from a photo. Diagnostics include the size of the segments and how many spines per areole (hairy nodes dotted over the segments).

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Additional information

  • False In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Opuntia sp. Scientific name
  • Prickly Pear Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest
  • Up to 754m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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