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Opuntia tortispina

Engelmann & J.M. Bigelow

Plains Prickly-pear

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.964120
Element CodePDCAC0D330
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003) recognizes Opuntia tortispina with O. cymochila as a synonym, and separately recognizes O. macrorhiza and O. pottsii as species. In contrast, Kartesz (1994 and 1999) includes O. tortispina in O. macrohiza var. macrohiza and separately recognizes O. cymochila, and O. macrohiza var. pottsii.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (6)
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
References (1)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.