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Harrista Cactus

Harrista martini - Harrista tortuosa - Harrista pomanensis

Photo by KerryHawkins
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A tangle of succulent stalks with red spiky fruit about as big as a golf ball.

Habitat:

Spotted along the roadside near Moree,. Perrenial plant of South America introduced into Queensland as a pot plant in 1890's. Dense infestations can reduce pastures to a level unfit for livestock

Notes:

Also named Moonlight cactus and Snake Cactus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
KerryHawkins
Thanks guys! I was so pleased when I spotted it. It appears these plants are spread by birds and animals who love to eat the fruit and then the seeds are dispersed that way.
KerryHawkins
Hey just found out what it is on a cactus website YAY!
KerryHawkins
Yeh Chief Redearth, I am sure it is the cactus family but exactly what I would love to know.
KerryHawkins
Yeh Shanna, Weird!!! Hope someone knows what it is!

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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales
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PublishedApril 19, 2013

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