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General Information | |
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Symbol: | GRPU3 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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L48 | ![]() |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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OPBA3 | Opuntia barkleyana (Daston) Rowley | |
OPBR3 | Opuntia brachyrhopalica (Daston) Rowley | |
OPGR6 | Opuntia gracilicylindrica (Wiegand & Backeb.) Rowley | |
OPPU | Opuntia pulchella Engelm. |
sagebrush cholla
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OPPY2 | Opuntia pygmaea (Wiegand & Backeb.) Rowley | |
OPSP6 | Opuntia spectatissima (Daston) Rowley | |
OPTU5 | Opuntia tuberculosirhopalica (Wiegand & Backeb.) Rowley | |
OPWI3 | Opuntia wiegandii (Backeb.) Rowley |
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 | Grusonia Rchb. ex Britton & Rose – cholla |
Species | Grusonia pulchella (Engelm.) H. Rob. – sagebrush cholla |
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 pulchella
sand cholla
Salvage restricted
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Nevada
Opuntia pulchella
sand cholla
Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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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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