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Native to the Americas, common prickly pear is a spiny, spreading cactus that grows to 1.5m and forms large clumps. The stems are oval, blue-green, and spineless pads covered in areoles with bristles, sometimes with 1 \u2013 2 long sharp spines. Drought-resistant, this cactus is widespread throughout central and southern Queensland. It rapidly invades pastures and natural areas and overwhelms other vegetation<\/SPAN>.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.", "title": "Prickly pear: common pest pear", "tags": [ "weeds", "pests" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 0, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "© State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries), 2023", "licenseInfo": "" }