the prickly pear came to australia in the 19th century.
when did the prickly pear come to australia?
the 19th century
during the early 1930s the dalby region experienced renewed growth following the eradication of the prickly pear cactus through the introduction of the "cactoblastis cactorum" moth in 1925. the prickly pear had devastated the region from the late 19th century and its destruction led to the recovery of thousands of hectares of agricultural land and the department of public lands reporting rapid expansion of agriculture, grazing and dairying around dalby, chinchilla and miles.
dalby fire station
bullet::::- "opuntia elatior" – syn. "o. bergeriana"









































bullet::::- "opuntia engelmannii" – engelmann's prickly pear, cow's-tongue prickly pear, desert prickly pear, discus prickly pear, texas prickly pear, calico cactus; hexaploid (2n=66)









































bullet::::- "opuntia erinacea" tetraploid (2n=44)









































bullet::::- "opuntia exaltata"









































bullet::::- "opuntia excelsa"









































bullet::::- "opuntia ficus-barbarica"









































bullet::::- "opuntia ficus-indica" – indian fig opuntia









































bullet::::- "opuntia fragilis" – little prickly pear, brittle cactus, found in the great plains and as far west as british columbia]









































bullet::::- "opuntia galapageia"









































bullet::::- "opuntia gosseliniana" – violet prickly pear









































bullet::::- "opuntia gosseliniana" var. "santa-rita" – santa rita prickly pear









































bullet::::- "opuntia chlorotica" var. "gosseliniana"









































bullet::::- "opuntia helleri"
opuntia