PLANTS Profile for Opuntia humifusa (devil's-tongue)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
devil's-tongue

Symbol:

OPHU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

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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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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia

Classification:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

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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 humifusa (Raf.) Raf. – devil's-tongue

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

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.

Connecticut:
eastern prickly pear		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
prickly pear		Endangered
New York:
eastern prickly pear		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
prickly-pear cactus		Rare

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller			Minor				Minor

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.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

www.pestalert.org

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 10:53 PM MDT