Opuntia (genus)
1 Prickly Pears at Hackett, ACT
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| Opuntia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Sep 2020 | |
| Opuntia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 8 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
I'm not sure what this is, it didn't really have spikes like opuntia sp that ive seen and I cant find anything else under "other shrubs" except for Hudson's pear but its not that.
1 comment
9 Sep 2020
I keyed it out to Opuntia auranticia but it is yet to be recorded in the ACT and when I asked the weeds officers they said that to be certain of opuntia you need flowers,
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162625-35.258744
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Sep 2020 12:14 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 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
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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