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Taxon:
Opuntia microdasys
(Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
410381
Place of publication:
Enum. diagn. Cact. 154. 1837
Verified:
03/20/1998
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Opuntia rufida
Engelm.
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 508.
Benson, L.
1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose.
1919-1923. The Cactaceae, descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family.
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/
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hosking, J. R. et al.
1988. Distribution and biological control of cactus species in eastern Australia. Pl. Protect. Quart. 3:119.
Hunt, D. et al., eds.
2006. The new cactus lexicon
Hunt, D.
1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Irish, M.
2001. The ornamental prickly pear industry in the southwestern United States. Florida Entomol. 84:484.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Common names
English
angel's-wings –
Reference(s)
bunny-ears prickly-pear –
Reference(s)
golden-bristle –
Reference(s)
golden-bristle cactus –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cegador –
Reference(s)
nopal cegador –
Reference(s)
nopalillo cegador –
Reference(s)
Swedish
guldopuntia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Durango
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Zacatecas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
South Australia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
Native
Northern America
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Querétaro]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales, South Australia]
Northern America
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Weed
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Name
References