Prickly Pears at Farrer, ACT
Identification history
| Opuntia (genus) | 6 Aug 2025 | Tapirlord | ||
| Crassula sieberiana | 5 Aug 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Opuntia ficus-indica | 5 Aug 2025 | Mike |
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5 comments
CarbonAI
wrote:
5 Aug 2025
It's a pleasure doing this job @Mike. If you disagree with any of my suggestions, please help me improve by verifying the correct species.
Mike
wrote:
5 Aug 2025
I can’t verify sightings outside my area, but I am providing other sightings for training.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
6 Aug 2025
Mike. Re your question, in the Cacti & Succulents category, Crassula sieberiana has lots of sightings, fewer for the others. CarbonAI is not trained well enough for other species in category.
Mike
wrote:
7 Aug 2025
@Tapirlord, what do you need in order to determine whether this is Opuntia ficus-indica, O. stricta, or other Opuntia? I recorded nearby big plants Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian Fig, Spineless Cactus) in 2018 and @RWPurdie made a Herbarium collection a few months later, CANB909518.1. From her description of the drying process, I won't be collecting any specimens.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.114416-35.379930
- Altitude 717.2m
- Maps Farrer Ridge
- Places Farrer, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Aug 2025 03:47 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Opuntia (genus) Weeds of National Significance Cacti & Succulents Plants
Species information
- Opuntia (genus) Scientific name
- Prickly Pears Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 786m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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