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Weed profile: Leaf cactus

Leaf cactus

Leaf cactus

Leaf cactus

Pereskia aculeata

Introduced into Australia in the 1920s as a garden ornamental, and first recognised as naturalised in the suburb of Sherwood, Brisbane, leaf cactus is a potential threat to eucalypt communities in subtropical northern Australia.

Status

  • National Environmental Alert List weed (definition)

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Leaf cactus (Weed CRC Management Guide)  
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