Opuntia (genus)
Prickly Pears at Crace, ACT
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| Opuntia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Apr 2019 | |
| Opuntia (genus) | BettyDonWood | 20 Apr 2019 | |
| Opuntia stricta | gavinlongmuir | 19 Apr 2019 |
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1 comment
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).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096993-35.198447
- Altitude 649.1m
- Maps Percival Hill
- Places Crace, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Apr 2019 12:13 PM Recorded on
- gavinlongmuir Recorded by
- No In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Opuntia (genus) Scientific name
- Prickly Pears Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 786m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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