PLANTS Profile for Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (Navajo Bridge pricklypear)

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PLANTS Profile

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt
Navajo Bridge pricklypear

Symbol:

OPPON

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

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Synonyms:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

OPNI

Opuntia nicholii L.D. Benson

Navajo Bridge pricklypear

Distribution:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, UT)

Related Taxa:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia, 5 varieties in Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Classification:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

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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 polyacantha Haw. – plains pricklypear
Variety	Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt – Navajo Bridge pricklypear

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Arizona:
Opuntia nicholii
Navajo Bridge prickly pear		Salvage restricted

U.S. Weed Information:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

Opuntia polyacantha
plains pricklypear

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L.D. Benson) Parfitt

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 06:38 PM MDT