Species profile—Pereskia aculeata (blade apple)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Cactaceae → Pereskia aculeata (blade apple)

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Cactaceae

Scientific name

Pereskia aculeata Mill.

Common name

blade apple

WildNet taxon ID

16489

Alternate name(s)

lemon vine
Barbados gooseberry
leaf cactus

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Introduced

Pest status

Environmental Weed

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

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=16489.

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