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Species profile—Opuntia sulphurea

Classification

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

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Cactaceae
Scientific name
Opuntia sulphurea Gillies ex Salm-Dyck
WildNet taxon ID
9335
Alternate name(s)
common prickly pear
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Prohibited 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=9335.

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

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024