Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
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Read about the Taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex, including maps and photographs.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Opuntia humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Opuntia humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
INCLUDING Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Opuntia calcicola
INCLUDING Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Opuntia compressa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa FAMILY Cactaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia impedita
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia macrarthra
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia opuntia
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Prickly-pear
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Opuntia humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2010)
Opuntia humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
INCLUDING
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Opuntia calcicola
INCLUDING
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Opuntia compressa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia impedita
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia macrarthra
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia opuntia
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