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Taxon:
Opuntia fragilis
(Nutt.) Haw.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
417537
Place of publication:
Suppl. pl. succ. 82. 1819
Verified:
08/28/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus fragilis
Nutt.
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).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
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 499.
Benson, L.
1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 394-399.
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 176.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Hunt, D. et al., eds.
2006. The new cactus lexicon
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
brittle cactus –
Reference(s)
brittle prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
fragile prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
little prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
loose prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
brittle prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
oponce fragile –
Reference(s)
Swedish
sköropuntia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
n.w.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
n.w.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Nebraska
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
w.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
South Dakota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Michigan
n.w.
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
Oregon
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Washington
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Wyoming
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
n.
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
n.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Alberta
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
s.
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Ontario]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta, Manitoba (s.), British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Michigan (n.w.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois (n.w.), Iowa (n.w.), Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma (w.), South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico (n.), Texas (n.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona, California (n.), Utah]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Name
References