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Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa  (Raf.) Raf.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 531092

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Variety  
  Synonym(s): Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr.
  
    Opuntia vulgaris Mill.
  
    Opuntia compressa var. compressa J.F. Macbr.
  
    Opuntia calcicola Wherry
  
    Opuntia opuntia (L.) H. Karst
  
    Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm.
  
    Opuntia compressa var. allairei (Griffiths) D. Weniger
  
    Opuntia compressa var. fuscoatra (Engelm.) D. Weniger
  
    Opuntia compressa var. microsperma (Engelm.) L.D. Benson
  
  Common Name(s): devil's-tongue
 
    pricklypear
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusOpuntia Mill. – figues de Barbarie, pricklypear, cholla  
                                  SpeciesOpuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. – Nopal del este, devil's-tongue, pricklypear  
                                     VarietyOpuntia humifusa var. humifusa (Raf.) Raf. – devil's-tongue, pricklypear  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.   
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
  Reference for: Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Canada, Native  
 

 

    

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