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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 ]
Image Flower Scientific name Parentage Distribution Cytology Opuntia × aequatorialis Britton & Rose: O. pubescens × O. soederstromiana: Ecuador: Opuntia × alta Griffiths: O. engelmannii var. lindheimeri × O. stricta
Later research found different relationships based on what genetic sequences and analysis was used. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] In 2010, Nyffeler and Eggli, as part of a larger overhaul of Cactaceae systematics, proposed recognizing only Cylindropuntieae and Opuntieae as true tribes of Opuntioideae, since they were the tribes generally agreed to be monophyletic.
Map of the range of distribution of Opuntia sulphurea. Found mostly in, and thought to originate from, the northwestern region of Argentina, from the Mendoza province up to Juy Juy in the North and the Buenos Aires province to the West, Opuntia sulphurea can also be seen in parts of Paraguay and Bolivia, Chile, Western Brazil as well as a specific population that is notably naturalised "in ...
Opuntia galapageia is a species of cactus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador. Forms occurring on different islands have been treated as separate species and subtaxa of these species. Opuntia echios, Opuntia helleri, Opuntia insularis, Opuntia megasperma, Opuntia myriacantha and Opuntia saxicola are now sunk within O ...
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.
A survey taken of the vaquita population in the summer of 2024 only found six to eight individuals remaining. This doesn’t mean there are only six to eight vaquitas left in the world.
Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave , Anza-Borrego , and Colorado Deserts , as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico .