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Opuntia santa-rita

(Griffiths & Hare) Rose

Santa Rita Prickly-pear

G4Apparently Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139345

Element CodePDCAC0D2J0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusOpuntia

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1997-01-12

Change Date1997-02-20

Edition Date1997-01-12

Edition AuthorsJ. Ladyman

Rank Reasons

Distribution is fairly wide: southwestern Texas across New Mexico to southeastern Arizona and south into northern Mexico. Few threats and not uncommon.

Range Extent Comments

It occurs in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and likely in Mexico.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Desert grasslands or edges of southwestern oak woodlands or Arizonan and Chihuahuan deserts. Found on sandy or gravelly plains and sometimes in canyons. 900-1500 m elevation.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Arizona (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lower Rincon	Coronado National Forest	3,278
Tumacacori	Coronado National Forest	44,594

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peloncillo (NM)	Coronado National Forest	43,339

References (7)

Benson, L. 1982. The Cacti of the United States and Canada. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 1044 pp.
Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database [USDA PLANTS]. http://plants.usda.gov/. Accessed 2015.