View Species

Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

Return to species list


Species information

Nopalea cochenillifera     (L.) Salm-Dyck

This introduced shrub is commonly known as cochineal nopal cactus.

Nopalea cochenillifera 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.

In the Australasian Plant census known as Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/30472583 

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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.

.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

Return to species list