Opuntia azurea

Taxonavigation

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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
Species Opuntia azurea
Varieties: O. a. var. azurea – O. a. var. diplopurpurea – O. a. var. discolor – O. a. var. parva

Name

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Opuntia azurea Rose, 1909

Synonyms

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  • Opuntia macrocentra subsp. azurea (Rose) Guiggi in Cactology 3 (Suppl. II): 3. 2012 syn. sec. Powell & Weedin 2004

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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English: Purple Prickly Pear
español: nopal coyotillo
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