Opuntia polyacantha

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Opuntia polyacantha']

• English: plains pricklypear, Panhandle Prickly-pear, Plains Pricklypear, plains pricklypear, Starvation pricklypear, hairy prickly-pear

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: eudicots • Cladus: core eudicots • Cladus: superasterids • Ordo: Caryophyllales • Familia: Cactaceae • Subfamilia: Opuntioideae • Genus: Opuntia • Species: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (1819)

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Opuntia polyacantha

• GRIN link : Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
• ITIS link: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (mirror)
• NCBI link: Opuntia polyacantha
• Tropicos link: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (+ sub-taxa)

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Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt

 Synonyms

Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

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  Ash Springs, Nevada

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  Partly eaten, Turtlehead Peak, Nevada

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  Virgin Mountains, NV

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  Virgin Mountains, NV

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  Virgin Mountains, NV

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Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt

 Synonyms

Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

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  Red Rock Canyon, NV

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  Lee Canyon, NV

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  Lee Canyon, NV

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  Lee Canyon, NV

Botanical illustrations

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