20210427 09203100 1.0 TRUE Prickly pear: Opuntia puberula <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN><SPAN>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><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> © 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.