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Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
tulip pricklypear

       
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©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Synonyms:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

  OPAR4 Opuntia arizonica Griffiths  
  OPCA2 Opuntia canada Griffiths  
  OPCH4 Opuntia charlestonensis Clokey   plateau prickly pear
  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   tulip pricklypear
  OPPHM Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. major Engelm.   Mojave pricklypear
  OPPHM2 Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. mojavensis (Engelm.) Fosberg  
  OPPHN Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. nigricans (Engelm.) Engelm.  
  OPPHP Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. phaeacantha   tulip pricklypear
  OPPHS2 Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. var. superbospina (Griffiths) L.D. Benson  
  OPSU3 Opuntia superbospina Griffiths   Kingman pricklypear
  OPWO3 Opuntia woodsii Backeb.  
 

Distribution:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT)
 

Related Taxa:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 61 species in Opuntia
 

Classification:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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 canada
             Salvage restricted
Opuntia phaeacantha var. major
             Salvage restricted
Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha
             Salvage restricted
Opuntia phaeacantha var. superbospina
             Salvage restricted
Nevada:
disk prickly pear, New Mexico prickly pear              Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
Opuntia charlestonensis
plateau prickly pear              Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
 

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 19724.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

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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