Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
devil's-tongue
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Synonyms:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
OPCA5
Opuntia calcicola Wherry
OPCO12
Opuntia compressa auct. non J.F. Macbr.
OPCOA3
Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. allairei (Griffiths) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
OPCOF
Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. fuscoatra (Engelm.) D. Weniger, nom. nud.
OPCOM
Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. microsperma (Engelm. & Bigelow) L.D. Benson
OPCU3
Opuntia cumulicola Small
OPHUH
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. humifusa
devil's-tongue
OPRA2
Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm.
Distribution:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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Related Taxa:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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51 genera in Cactaceae ,
59 species in Opuntia
Classification:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
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Miller
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Minor
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account , photographs , 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 19710.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
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
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