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Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
tulip pricklypear



General Information
Symbol: OPPH
Group: Dicot
Family: Cactaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status: L48   N
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Davis, University of California Davis Arboretum. February 4, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, CA, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden. June 6, 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, road to Santa Elena Canyon. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, road to Santa Elena Canyon. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, CA, San Bernardino vicinity, 3 miles N. of town. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park, Tunnel Nature Trail. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park, Tunnel Nature Trail. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park, Tunnel Nature Trail. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park, Tunnel Nature Trail. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, Dagger Flat. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, Entrance. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, Dagger Flat. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, Persimmon Gap. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, UT, Zion National Park, Highway 15, E. of tunnel. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Glass Mountains. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Glass Mountains. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, TX, Glass Mountains. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 572. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
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

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
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

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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