Taxon:
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta
Summary
Verified:
04/17/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
- Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
- Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states. URL: http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm
Common names
English
coastal prickly-pear – common pest-pear – common prickly-pear – pest prickly-pear – southern spineless cactus – Afrikaans
suurturksvy – Spanish (Mexico)
yaaxpakan –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | e. |
1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | s. |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | Isle of Wight Co. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Bahamas | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | New South Wales | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | n.w. |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | n.w. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | s.e. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | n.e. |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (Isle of Wight Co.)]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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REGION:
Mexico (e.)
Southern America
Naturalized
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Namibia, South Africa
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (n.w.), Victoria, Western Australia (n.w.)]
Europe
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (n.e.), France (s.e.)
Pacific
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Weed | | | Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520. |