Opuntia stricta
1 Common Prickly Pear at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Opuntia stricta | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 2 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Just one plant, nestled at base of tree
2 comments
1 Jul 2025
Nicely done Graeme! Your sighting is definetely of an Opuntia cactus, but It does not appear to be O.stricta. I'll return to unidentified for the moment.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115753-35.302272
- Altitude 582.0m
- Maps Stirling Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2020 02:46 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Opuntia stricta Scientific name
- Common Prickly Pear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 790.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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