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Taxon:  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. arenaria (Engelm.) B. D. Parfitt



Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
435374
Place of publication:
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70:188. 1998
Verified:
02/27/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (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
Basionym
Opuntia arenaria Engelm.

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Common names
English
sand prickly-pear –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexicos.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexasw.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.e.), Texas (w.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435374. Accessed 11 May 2025.