PLANTS Profile for Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina (cactus apple)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava
cactus apple

Symbol:

OPENF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

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Synonyms:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

OPPHF

Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. flavispina L.D. Benson

Distribution:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava


View Native Status

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USA (AZ)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 61 species in Opuntia, 6 varieties in Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm.

Classification:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

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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 engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. – cactus apple
Variety	Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava – cactus apple

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

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 engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. var. flavispina (L.D. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195319.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:58 AM CDT