PLANTS Profile for Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri (Texas pricklypear)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava
Texas pricklypear

Symbol:

OPENL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Shrub

L48

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

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Synonyms:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

	OPENA2	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. alta (Griffiths) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
	OPENC2	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. cacanapa (Griffiths) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
	OPEND	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. dulcis (Engelm.) Engelm. ex K. Schum.
	OPENT	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. texana (Griffiths) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
	OPLI	Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm.
	OPLIL	Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm. var. lehmannii L.D. Benson

Distribution:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava


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USA (LA, MO, MS, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

Classification:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

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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 engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. – cactus apple
Variety	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava – Texas pricklypear

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. lindheimeri (Engelm.) Parfitt & Pinkava

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 195321.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 03:04 AM CDT