20210427 09203100 1.0 TRUE Prickly pear: tiger pear <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN><SPAN>Native to South America, tiger pear is a low spreading cactus with dark green to purplish cylindrical stems 30cm long and 1 to 5cm thick. The stems are covered in small areoles that each contain 2-7 spines up to 5cm long. The spines are very sharp and rigid and minutely barbed near the tip. Tiger pear is found in southern and central Queensland; it invades pastures and open woodlands. </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.