Opuntia rufida

Opuntia rufida

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
Species: Opuntia rufida

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. 1856. Synopsis of the Cactaceae of the Territory of the United States and Adjacent Regions 42.

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

• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Opuntia rufida. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 30 2021.
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia rufida in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Opuntia rufida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2021.
• Shaw, J.J. & al. (ed.) 2015. Opuntia Web. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Apr 25.

Vernacular names

English: Blind pricklypear

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