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Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Haw. (1819). In: Suppl. Pl. Succ. 82.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae
genus
Opuntia
species
Opuntia polyacantha

Name

Synonyms
Cactus ferox Nutt.
Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee
Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus
Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee
Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus
Opuntia calacantha Otto
Opuntia calacantha Otto ex J.Forbes
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
Opuntia heacockiae Arp
Opuntia heacockul Arp
Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose
Opuntia media Haw.
Opuntia missouriensis DC.
Opuntia missouriensis f. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
Opuntia missouriensis var. albispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck
Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm.
Opuntia missouriensis var. platycarpa Engelm.
Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia missouriensis var. salmonea Späth
Homonyms
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Common names
Cliff Prickly Pear in language.
Cliff Prickly Pear in language.
Cold-hardy Prickly Pear Cactus in English
Cold-hardy Pricklypear in English
Grizzly Bear Prickly Pear in language.
Grizzly Bear Prickly Pear in language.
Hair-spine Prickly-pear in English
Hairspine Prickly-pear in English
Hairspine Pricklypear in English
Hairy Prickly Pear in language.
Hairy Prickly Pear in language.
Hedgehog Prickly Pear in language.
Hedgehog Prickly Pear in language.
Hosh niteelí in Navajo
Juniper Prickly Pear in language.
Juniper Prickly Pear in language.
Nichol's Prickly Pear in language.
Nichol's Prickly Pear in language.
Nichol's prickly-pear in English
Nichol's prickly-pear in English
Nopal peludito in Spanish
Nopal puerco espín in Spanish
Nopalitos in Spanish
Panhandle Prickly-pear in English
Plains Prickly Pear in language.
Plains Prickly Pear in language.
Plains Prickly Pear in language.
Plains Prickly Pear in language.
Porcupine Prickly Pear in language.
Porcupine Prickly Pear in language.
Red-spined Prickly Pear in language.
Red-spined Prickly Pear in language.
Starvation Cactus in English
Starvation Prickly Pear in language.
Starvation Prickly Pear in language.
cliff prickly-pear in English
cliff prickly-pear in English
corne de raquette in French
frilandsopuntia in Swedish
frilandsopuntia in Swedish
grizzly-bear prickly-pear in English
grizzly-bear prickly-pear in English
hairy prickly-pear in English
hairy prickly-pear in English
hedgehog prickly-pear in English
hedgehog prickly-pear in English
juniper prickly-pear in English
juniper prickly-pear in English
many-spined prickly pear in English
oponce à épines nombreuses in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Hunt, David, 2006: null. The New Cactus Lexicon: Text. x + 373.
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