Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear at Holt, ACT

Opuntia sp. at Holt, ACT - 29 Aug 2020
Opuntia sp. at Holt, ACT - 29 Aug 2020
Opuntia sp. at Holt, ACT - 29 Aug 2020
Opuntia sp. at Holt, ACT - 29 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Opuntia sp. 10 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Opuntia sp. 2 Sep 2020 dwise

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prickly pear in horse exercise yard near fence in Cook horse paddocks

3 comments

   10 Sep 2020
Probably Opuntia stricta
Mike wrote:
   10 Sep 2020
Desrves a prize.
dwise wrote:
   10 Sep 2020
The donor Prickly pear is likely one on the fenceline of Cook firetrail/bicentennial trail from a suburban garden of house on Booth Crescent in Cook. It is large and healthy and observable from the firetrail

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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  • 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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