PLANTS Profile for Opuntia ×curvospina (searchlight pricklypear)

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Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]
searchlight pricklypear

Symbol:

OPCU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

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Distribution:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 61 species in Opuntia

Classification:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

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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 ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha] – searchlight pricklypear

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

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:
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195312.

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia ×curvospina Griffiths (pro sp.) [chlorotica × phaeacantha]

FL-South American Cactus Moth (UofFL)

Global Invasive Species Database

Jamaica-Introduction to the Cactus Moth

MS-Early Detection and Reporting of Cactus Moth

TX-Tracking the Cactus Moth

USDA ARS-South American Cactus Moth Control

www.pestalert.org

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