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Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.
erect pricklypear

       
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Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

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Synonyms:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

  CAST37 Cactus strictus Haw.  
  OPBE Opuntia bentonii Griffiths  
  OPMA5 Opuntia macrantha Gibbes  
  OPMA6 Opuntia magnifica Small  
  OPSTS Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta   erect pricklypear
 

Distribution:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia
 

Classification:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) 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 stricta (Haw.) Haw. – erect pricklypear
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
shell mound prickly-pear              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU UPL FACU- NO NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

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 19736.

 

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

Australia-Queensland NRM Facts

CABI-Biocontrol News

FL-South American Cactus Moth (UofFL)

Global Invasive Species Database

Jamaica-Introduction to the Cactus Moth

MS-Early Detection and Reporting of Cactus Moth

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Smithsonian Institution

South Africa-Kruger National Park

TX-Tracking the Cactus Moth

USDA ARS-Pollen Research

USDA ARS-South American Cactus Moth Control

www.pestalert.org

 
 
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