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Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow
grassland pricklypear
       
Symbol:   OPCY  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Cactaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

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Distribution:
Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

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USA (CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia
 

Classification:
Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

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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 cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow – grassland pricklypear
 

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Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195313.
 

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia cymochila Engelm. & Bigelow

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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