20210427 09203100 1.0 TRUE Prickly pear: sulphur cactus <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN><SPAN>Native to northwestern Argentina, sulphur cactus is a low spreading cactus to 70cm, forming patches 1-2m wide. The obovate, green to purpled tinged pads can have up to 8 sharp thick spines to 4.5cm long. The spines can cause severe irritation and are difficult to remove. Sulphur cactus can invade pastures, rocky outcrops and open woodlands, preferring arid and semi-arid areas. </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.