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Native to the Americas, Opuntia puberula is an erect, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub growing to 2m, often developing a small trunk to 10cm diameter. The light green, ovate pads contain numerous bristled areoles with 1-3 spines up to 1.5cm long. Drought-resistant, dense i<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>nfestations can out-compete native vegetation and pasture, and the sharp spines can cause injury to people and animals.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>", "summary": "Map layer extracted from Biosecurity Queensland pest distribution survey displaying distribution of individual invasive weed species.", "title": "Prickly pear: Opuntia puberula", "tags": [ "weeds", "pests" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": "NaN", "maxScale": "NaN", "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "© State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries), 2023", "licenseInfo": "", "portalUrl": "" }