Opuntia polyacantha Haw. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Opuntia

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Opuntioideae

Tribe:

Opuntieae

Nomen number:

314437

Place of publication:

Suppl. pl. succ. 82. 1819

Verified:

01/23/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. arenaria (Engelm.) B. D. Parfitt (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystracina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. nicholii (L. D. Benson) B. D. Parfitt (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 512.
Benson, L. 1969. The Cacti of Arizona, ed. 3. 71.
Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 382-393.
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 176.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Common names

English
cliff prickly-pear –
grizzly-bear prickly-pear –
hairy prickly-pear –
hedgehog prickly-pear –
juniper prickly-pear –
Nichol's prickly-pear –
plains prickly-pear –
porcupine prickly-pear –
red-spine prickly-pear –
starvation prickly-pear –
English (Canada)
plains prickly-pear –
French (Canada)
oponce à épines nombreuses –
Swedish
frilandsopuntia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	w. & n.e.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	Cimarron Co.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.), British Columbia (s.), Saskatchewan (s.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas (w. & n.e.), Nebraska (w.), North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma (Cimarron Co.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas (w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua (n.)]

Taxon: Opuntia polyacantha Haw.