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Taxon:
Opuntia aciculata
Griffiths
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
420184
Place of publication:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 29:10. 1916
Verified:
08/27/2002
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
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)
Anderson, E. F.
2001. The cactus family
Benson, L.
1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
Note:
=
Opuntia lindheimeri
var.
lindheimeri
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
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Irish, M.
2001. The ornamental prickly pear industry in the southwestern United States. Florida Entomol. 84:484
Common names
English
chenille prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
cowboy's-red-whiskers –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Nuevo León, Tamaulipas]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Environmental
ornamental
Irish, M.
2001. The ornamental prickly pear industry in the southwestern United States. Florida Entomol. 84:484
Name
References