Opuntia rufida

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 rufida

Name

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Opuntia rufida Engelm., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 298. (1857) et Opuntia rufida Engelm., Syn. Cact. U. S. 42 (1856) (preprint)

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Opuntia microdasys var. rufida (Engelm.) K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 706. (1898)
    • Opuntia microdasys subsp. rufida (Engelm.) U.Guzmán & Mandujano in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 18. (2003)
  • Heterotypic
    • Opuntia rufida var. tortiflora M.S.Anthony, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 55: 240. (1956)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Mexico Northeast
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Texas
    • Introduced into:
      • Greece, Spain

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: Blind pricklypear
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