Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
FAMILY
Cactaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Opuntia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia stricta
FAMILY
Cactaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Opuntia stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Opuntia stricta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia stricta
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia tunoidea
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Prickly-pear, Shell Midden Prickly-pear, Erect Prickly-pear
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Keith Bradley kab_opuntia_stricta_00142
April Monroe County FL
Valhalla Rock Barren
Spines mostly 0-3 per areole & straight [vs. var. dillenii 0-11 & curved], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_opuntia_stricta_00168
April Monroe County FL
Inner tepals light yellow throughout; filaments, anthers style & stigma yellow, per Flora of North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmo_stricta
Month Unknown
Joints narrowly obovate, narrowly elliptic, or oblong, mostly 12-25(35)cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
FAMILY
Cactaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia stricta
FAMILY
Cactaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Opuntia stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Opuntia stricta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Opuntia stricta var. stricta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia stricta
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia tunoidea
2687
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal dunes and coastal scrub, shell middens in salt marshes of the Gulf Coast, occasionally in water-logged saline soils of mangroves, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Cladodes armed with glochids (hair-like spines or short prickles) & spines
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
Numerous tepals (usually)
Numerous stamens (usually)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual or sometimes functionally staminate
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Dark pinkish-purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p495
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p141
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p224
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