20210427 09203100 1.0 TRUE Prickly pear: common pest pear <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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 – 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>.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> © State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries), 2023 weeds pests Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.