Opuntia sp.

1 Prickly Pear at Hackett, ACT

Opuntia sp. at Hackett, ACT - 8 Sep 2020
Opuntia sp. at Hackett, ACT - 8 Sep 2020
Opuntia sp. at Hackett, ACT - 8 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Opuntia sp. 25 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Opuntia sp. 9 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 8 Sep 2020 trevorpreston

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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.

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   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,

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  • 10cm to 30cm 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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