Opuntia littoralis

Opuntia littoralis
Opuntia littoralis

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
Series: O. ser. Tunae
Species: Opuntia littoralis

Name

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Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell, 1905

Synonyms

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  • Opuntia engelmannii var. littoralis Engelm. in Brewer, Bot. California 1: 248. 1876 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia lindheimeri var. littoralis (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 422. 1896 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia engelmannii f. littoralis (Engelm.) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 52. 1907 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia ×occidentalis var. littoralis (Engelm.) Parish, Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 657. 1925 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia occidentalis var. littoralis (Engelm.) Parish ex Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 657. 1925 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia littoralis var. littoralis syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
    • Opuntia semispinosa Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43(2): 89–90. 1916 syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Opuntia phaeacantha var. piercei Fosberg in Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 33(2): 102–103. 1934 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
  • Opuntia ×occidentalis var. piercei (Fosberg) Munz in Aliso 4: 94. 1958 syn. sec. ???
  • Opuntia littoralis var. piercei (Fosberg) L.D.Benson & Walk. in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 52(3): 270. 1965 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • California
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest

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

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Coastal prickly pear, sprawling prickly pear
español: Nopal del litoral
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