20210427 09203100 1.0 TRUE Prickly pear: Westwood pear <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>Native to Mexico, Westwood pear is a tree cactus and grows to 2 – 4m. The circular dull green pads contain areoles with white spines that vary in size and number as the plant matures, and older plants have numerous spines to 5cm long. Westwood pear is found in central parts of Queensland. </SPAN></SPAN></P></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.