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Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Barbary Fig

Reference
Suppl.Pl.Succ. 81 (1819)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Succulent shrub, to 4 m high. Grey sand, calcareous loam. Flats, slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 March 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Katanning, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Belmont, Beverley, Dalwallinu, Leonora, Perth, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Yilgarn.