This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
tiger pear.
Opuntia aurantiaca
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Cactaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Dundowran Beach.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
