Opuntia elata
A Prickly Pear at Forde, ACT
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| Opuntia elata | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Sep 2022 | |
| Opuntia elata | TrishGungahlin | 6 Sep 2022 |
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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
Location information
- Coordinates 149.142827-35.175213
- Maps Yerrabi Pond
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Sep 2022 02:01 PM Recorded on
- TrishGungahlin Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Opuntia elata Scientific name
- A Prickly Pear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 831.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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