This introduced vine or climber is commonly known as harrisia cactus.
Harrisia tortuosa 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 prohibited invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. No Wide Bay district record in Queensland Flora Census. Reported on K'gari (Fraser Island).
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.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: K'gari.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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