PLANTS Profile for Opuntia santa-rita (Santa Rita pricklypear)

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Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose
Santa Rita pricklypear

Symbol:

OPSA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

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Synonyms:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

	OPCHS	Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow var. santa-rita Griffiths & Hare
	OPVIS	Opuntia violacea Engelm. var. santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) L.D. Benson

Distribution:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia

Classification:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

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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 santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose – Santa Rita pricklypear

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

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.

Arizona:
Santa Rita prickly-pear		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195334.

Related Web Sites:
Opuntia santa-rita (Griffiths & Hare) Rose

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: 10/25/2008 02:21 AM MDT