PLANTS Profile for Opuntia monacantha (common pricklypear)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
common pricklypear

Symbol:

OPMO5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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Photo of Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Pakistan. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

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Synonyms:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

OPVU6

Opuntia vulgaris auct. non Mill.

Distribution:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia

Classification:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

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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 monacantha (Willd.) Haw. – common pricklypear

Introduced Information:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504041.

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.

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

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 01:21 PM MDT