No. the prickly pear is not native to Australia. It is an introduced species, and a noxious pest.
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wood rats. The Cactoblastas catterpillar is an animial. and has all but erradicated PRICKLY PEAR from Australia where the catterpillar was introduced to control the cactus. The PRICKLY PEAR was Australia's most invasive weed. spreading throughout the arid areas at a phenominal pace.
No, cacti are natives only to the Americas. However, they have been introduced (prickly pear) to some parts of Australia and have become a noxious pest.
The Prickly Pear Cactus
A "prickly pear" is not actually a pear.
To kill pesty bugs
becoz who evr wnted brought it here to Australia they wnted it here 4 how it taste and then it started to spread quickly
The prickly pear was brought to Australia by the British for the purpose of starting a cochineal dye industry. The British wanted to break Spain's monopoly on the cochineal dye industry by entering the market using sources from its own colonies.
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A prickly pear is a cactus. There is no commensalism or mutualism.
The prickly pear provides food and home for the wood rat. In turn, the wood rat acts a pollinator for the prickly pear.
Yes, in the United States two major invasive pests in the deserts are Russian thistle (tumbleweed) and salt cedar (tamarisk).In Australia the prickly pear cactus is an invasive pest.
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