Christ's thorn

• Spiny shrub 3–10m tall.
• Short spines are positioned in pairs along branches.
• Bark is whitish-brown or pale grey, cracked.
• Trunk is twisted.
• Leaves are alternate, oval, more pointed at tips.
• Flowers are small, greenish-yellow.
• Fruits are 1cm in diameter, red-brown, with stone in centre.

• Found in areas of low rainfall.
• Capable of growing in desert or semi-desert where soils are often silty

• Not known to occur in Queensland.

• Propagates from seeds held in woody capsules.

Environmental

• Forms dense thickets, displacing native vegetation.

Economic

• Dominates grazing land in arid/semi-arid areas.

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• Christ's thorn is a prohibited invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014.
• You must not keep, move, give away, sell or release into the environment. Penalties may apply.
• You must not take any action reasonably likely to exacerbate the biosecurity threat posed by Christ's thorn.
• You must take any action that is reasonably likely to minimise the biosecurity threat posed by Christ's thorn.
• You must report all sightings to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours.