Opuntia elata

A Prickly Pear at Forde, ACT

Opuntia elata at Forde, ACT - 6 Sep 2022
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Identification history

Opuntia elata 8 Sep 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Opuntia elata 6 Sep 2022 TrishGungahlin

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User's notes

This looks like prickly pear. It has been planted by a gardener near the stream running through the Lyall Gillespie Corridor. Many other fruit trees, olive trees and vegetables have been planted in the same spot, but if this is prickly pear, it's a concern.

4 comments

   8 Sep 2022
I wonder if some-one has mistaken it for Opuntia ficus-indica which produces edible fruits. @mcleana one to get rid of
mcleana wrote:
   9 Sep 2022
thanks, we'll look into it
HarleyB wrote:
   13 Sep 2022
ACT Parks staff removed this plant today
   13 Sep 2022
Thanks Harley much appreciated

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Sep 2022 02:01 PM Recorded on
  • TrishGungahlin Recorded by

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Opuntia elata Scientific name
  • A Prickly Pear Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 831.6m Recorded at altitude
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  • In flower
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