PLANTS Profile for Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (Trelease's beavertail pricklypear)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey
Trelease's beavertail pricklypear

Symbol:

OPBAT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

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Synonyms:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

OPTR3

Opuntia treleasei J.M. Coult.

Distribution:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 61 species in Opuntia, 4 varieties in Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

Classification:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Opuntia Mill. – pricklypear
Species	Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow – beavertail pricklypear
Variety	Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey – Trelease's beavertail pricklypear

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Opuntia treleasei
Bakersfield cactus		Endangered
Arizona:
		Salvage restricted
California:
Bakersfield cactus		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. treleasei (J.M. Coult.) J.M. Coult. ex Toumey

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195263.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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