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General Information | |
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Symbol: | OPFR |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
CAN N 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 | Other Common Names |
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CAFR13 | Cactus fragilis Nutt. | |
OPBR4 | Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow | |
OPFRB2 | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. ssp. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.A.C. Weber | |
OPFRB | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) J.M. Coult. |
brittle pricklypear
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OPFRD2 | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. denudata Wiegand & Backeb. | |
OPFRF | Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. fragilis |
brittle pricklypear
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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 fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. – brittle 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. | |
Arizona
Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis
little prickly pear
Salvage restricted
Salvage restricted
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Illinois
fragile prickly pear
Endangered
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Iowa
little pricklypear
Threatened
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Michigan
fragile prickly-pear
Endangered
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Nevada
brittle prickly pear, little prickly pear
Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
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Wisconsin
brittle prickly-pear
Threatened
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Opuntia fragilis
brittle cactus
brittle pricklypear
fragile cactus
jumping cactus
little pricklypear
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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NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
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Wildlife
Food
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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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