Opuntia (genus)
Prickly Pears at Chapman, ACT
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| Opuntia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Mar 2020 | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Feb 2020 | |
| Unverified | SWishart | 5 Feb 2020 |
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I've never seen anything like this on Cooleman Ridge before - I think it's a cactus
3 comments
6 Feb 2020
It is certainly Opuntia. I am not absolutely sure of the species.
Mike, what was the speCies was the Opuntia removed from Cooleman Ridge?
Mike, what was the speCies was the Opuntia removed from Cooleman Ridge?
6 Feb 2020
I will try to find out: I only remember seeing a car-load of it being dropped off at Parks Athllon Depot a few years ago so it was probably O. ficus-indica (spineless). O. ficus-indica is rampant on Scrivener Hill but there is also O. stricta which has some spines. I can see spines on this sighting so think it would be O. stricta, though I think both could have some spines when young.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029587-35.354348
- Altitude 715.3m
- Maps Cooleman Ridge
- Places Chapman, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2020 10:12 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre 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
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In flower
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