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Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
hairspine pricklypear
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Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
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Synonyms:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
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OPERP |
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var. paucispina Dunkle |
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OPERU |
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var. ursina (F.A.C. Weber) Parish |
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grizzlybear pricklypear
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OPERU2 |
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D. Benson |
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Utah grizzlybear pricklypear
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OPERX |
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var. xanthostemma (K. Schum. ex Hirscht-Zehl.) L.D. Benson |
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OPHE |
Opuntia heacockiae Arp |
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Heacock's pricklypear
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OPJU |
Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose |
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OPMIT |
Opuntia missouriensis DC. var. trichophora Engelm. & Bigelow |
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OPPOJ |
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. juniperina (Britton & Rose) L.D. Benson |
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Juniper pricklypear
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OPPOR |
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. rufispina (Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm.) L.D. Benson |
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hairspine pricklypear
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OPPOT |
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. trichophora (Engelm. & Bigelow) J.M. Coult. |
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hairspine pricklypear
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OPRH2 |
Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum. |
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OPRHS |
Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum. var. spinosior Boissev. |
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OPRU5 |
Opuntia rubrifolia Engelm. ex J.M. Coult. |
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OPRU6 |
Opuntia rutila Nutt. |
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OPSC3 |
Opuntia schweriniana K. Schum. |
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OPSPU |
Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow var. utahensis Engelm. |
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OPTR5 |
Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & Bigelow) Britton & Rose |
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Distribution:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK) |
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Related Taxa:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
View
51 genera in Cactaceae,
59 species in Opuntia,
5 varieties
in Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
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Classification:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
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Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
This plant and 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 erinacea var. ursina |
| grizzly bear prickly-pear |
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Salvage restricted |
| Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis |
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Salvage restricted |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina |
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Salvage restricted |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina |
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Salvage restricted |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. trichophora |
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Salvage restricted |
| Nevada: |
| plains prickly pear |
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Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree |
| Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis |
| Utah prickly pear |
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Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina |
| southwestern plains prickly pear |
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Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree |
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U.S. Weed Information:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
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 |
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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.
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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.
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More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195296.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
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