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Species profile—Opuntia monacantha

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → CactaceaeOpuntia monacantha

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cactaceae
Scientific name
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
WildNet taxon ID
26358
Alternate name(s)
drooping tree pear
common prickly pear
tuna
spreading prickly pear
spiny prickly pear
smooth-leaf tree pear
smooth tree pear
drooping prickly pear
drooping pear
barbary fig
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26358.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022