Opuntia sp.

Prickly Pear at Acton, ACT

Opuntia sp. at Acton, ACT - 29 May 2023
Opuntia sp. at Acton, ACT - 29 May 2023
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Identification history

Opuntia sp. 22 Sep 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Opuntia elata 29 May 2023 Tapirlord
Crassula sieberiana 29 May 2023 CarbonAI
Opuntia elatior 29 May 2023 Tapirlord
Opuntia stricta 29 May 2023 WalterEgo

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3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   29 May 2023
That is according to the Australian application of the name, which as I understand it is not actually correct.
WalterEgo wrote:
   29 May 2023
I made a guess based on a previous sighting, though perhaps that earlier one was misidentified…
Opuntia stricta (Common Prickly Pear)
Tapirlord wrote:
   29 May 2023
Yeah the earlier one is a misID.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 29 May 2023 05:01 PM Recorded on
  • WalterEgo Recorded by

Additional information

  • False Shrub(s) planted
  • False In flower

Species information

  • Opuntia sp. Scientific name
  • Prickly Pear Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 767m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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