Opuntia aurea

Opuntia aurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: O. ser. Xerocarpeae
Species: Opuntia aurea

Name

• Opuntia aurea E.M.Baxter, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5(6): 489 (-490; photogrs.). 1933.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia basilaris var. aurea (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock, Cactaceae 65. 1941.
  • Opuntia erinacea var. aurea (E.M.Baxter) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 46(2): 255. 1986.
  • Opuntia lubrica var. aurea (E.M.Baxter) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 585. 1958.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southtern Central USA S. Utah to N. Arizona References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• E.M.Baxter (1933) Cactus and Succulent Journal. [Cactus and Succulent Society of America] 5: 489 (-490; photogrs.).

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia aurea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia aurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia aurea. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia aurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
• eFloras 2008. Opuntia aurea in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia aurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: golden pricklypear, Golden Pricklypear, Golden Prickly-pea

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