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Opuntia aciculata Griffiths
chenille pricklypear
       
Symbol:   OPAC2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Cactaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

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Synonyms:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

  OPENA Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. aciculata (Griffiths) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
 

Distribution:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

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USA (TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia
 

Classification:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

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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 aciculata Griffiths – chenille pricklypear
 

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

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

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

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia aciculata Griffiths

FL-South American Cactus Moth (UofFL)

Global Invasive Species Database

Jamaica-Introduction to the Cactus Moth

MS-Early Detection and Reporting of Cactus Moth

TX-Tracking the Cactus Moth

USDA ARS-South American Cactus Moth Control

www.pestalert.org
 
 
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