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Dunmall State Forest, Queensland, Australia

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:28 am
by Licespray
Quick trip to look for some invasives. Found Opuntia tomentosa and Harrisia tortuosa.

Opuntia tomentosa and Opuntia stricta are both very abundant here, but fortunately the Harrisia are still an hour or so away. Their growth form reminds me of Stenocereus eruca. I stood in a patch of dead thorns and gee did they go straight through the shoes. Lesson learned, be more observant. To be honest it just looked like a patch of dead grasses.

Anyway, pics!

https://imgur.com/a/SLTJQLa

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This next picture is the clump of dead spines I was talking about.

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Re: Dunmall State Forest, Queensland, Australia

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:35 am
by Edwindwianto
Licespray wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:28 am Opuntia tomentosa and Opuntia stricta are both very abundant here
Do you seed any cactus insect (Cactoblastis cactorum) around that opuntia?

Re: Dunmall State Forest, Queensland, Australia

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:24 am
by Licespray
On these particular plants I didn’t note any, but they tend to be mainly in areas with larger population density.

Thought I had some pics but must not have taken anyz