Native plant guide: Introduced weed

Prickly pear

Opuntia tomentosa; Opuntia stricta; Opuntia microdasys; Opuntia monocantha; Opuntia spp.
Prickly Pear; Credit: Greg Tasney

Prickly Pear; Credit: Greg Tasney

Prickly Pear; Credit: Gemma Bauld

Prickly Pear; Credit: Greg Tasney

Prickly Pear; Credit: Gemma Bauld

Plant Description:

Most prickly pear species are an introduced environmental weed that displaces native flora and fauna and become a problem for agricultural properties. Prickly pear grows in the local dune systems and could cause issues to nesting turtles and other fauna.

Plant me instead:

Little kurrajong

Red ground berry

River lily