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Opuntia guatemalensis, commonly known as the Guatemalan prickly pear, is a species of prickly pear cactus in the family Cactaceae. [1] It was described by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose, who had written multiple journals about the family, Cactaceae throughout 1919–1923, in which the genus Opuntia was included. [2]
Pinkava prickly pear: SW. Utah to NW. Arizona: 2n=88 Opuntia pittieri Britton & Rose: Colombia: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains prickly pear, Starvation Prickly pear, Panhandle prickly pear: the Great Plains, Great Basin, Mojave Desert, Colorado Plateau, and the Rocky Mountains: 2n=22, 2n=44 Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck: SE. Arizona to W. Texas ...
Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. [3] O. ficus-indica is the most widespread and most commercially important cactus.
Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]
Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear due to its short stems and habit of growing close to the ground. "Littoral" means "pertaining to the seashore". [2]
Opuntia macrocentra, the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. A member of the prickly pear genus, this species of Opuntia is most notable as one of a few cacti that produce a purple pigmentation in the stem. Other common names for this plant ...
This species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. [1] However, a potential threat is one found in all members of the genus Opuntia – the cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum), [3] an invasive species that arrived to Florida in 1989 and has been a serious threat to the cacti in this genus all over North America. [3]
Opuntia aurantiaca, commonly known as tiger-pear, jointed cactus or jointed prickly-pear, is a species of cactus from South America. [2] The species occurs naturally in Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay and is considered an invasive species in Africa and Australia .