| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | OPAU10 |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
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| Native Status: | None |
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Images
Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 aurantiaca Lindl. – tiger-pear |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| This plant is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
| United States:
jointed prickly pear
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
jointed prickly pear
Class A noxious weed
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| California
jointed prickly pear
Quarantine
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| Florida
jointed prickly pear
Noxious weed
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| Massachusetts
jointed prickly pear
Prohibited
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| Minnesota
jointed prickly pear
Prohibited noxious weed
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| North Carolina
jointed prickly pear
Class A noxious weed
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| Oregon
jointed prickly pear
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
jointed prickly pear
Plant pest
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| Vermont
jointed prickly pear
Class A noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Opuntia aurantiaca
jointed prickly pear
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Related Links
| More Accounts and Images | |
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| ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (OPAU10) | |
| Integrated Taxonomic Information System (OPAU10) | |
| Related Websites | |
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| U.S. Federal Noxious Weed List (OPAU10) | |
Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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