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General Information | |
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Symbol: | OPPH |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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OPAR4 | Opuntia arizonica Griffiths |
OPCA2 | Opuntia canada Griffiths |
OPCH4 | Opuntia charlestonensis Clokey |
OPDU2 | Opuntia dulcis Engelm. |
OPENC3 | Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. cycloides Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow |
OPGI2 | Opuntia gilvescens Griffiths |
OPMO3 | Opuntia mojavensis Engelm. |
OPPHB | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. brunnea (Engelm.) Engelm. |
OPPHC | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. camanchica (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) L.D. Benson |
OPPHM | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. major |
OPPHM2 | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. mojavensis (Engelm.) Fosberg |
OPPHN | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. nigricans (Engelm.) Engelm. |
OPPHP | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. phaeacantha |
OPPHS2 | Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. superbospina (Griffiths) L.D. Benson |
OPSU3 | Opuntia superbospina Griffiths |
OPWO3 | Opuntia woodsii Backeb. |
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 phaeacantha Engelm. – tulip pricklypear |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered 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 protected plant list for that location. | |
Nevada
disk prickly pear, New Mexico prickly pear
Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
plateau prickly pear
Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
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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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