Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit...
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Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown...
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Opuntia humifusa, commonly known as the devil's-tongue, eastern prickly pear or Indian fig, is a cactus of the genus Opuntia present in parts of the eastern...
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Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It may have been endemic to Mexico, but has been widely introduced. The first...
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Austrocylindropuntia subulata (redirect from Opuntia subulata)
subulata (Muehlenpf.) F.M.Knuth Opuntia ellemeetiana Miq. Opuntia exaltata A. Berger Opuntia segethii F. Phil. Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm. Pereskia...
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Opuntia monacantha, commonly known as drooping prickly pear, cochineal prickly pear, or Barbary fig, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae native...
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Opuntia microdasys (angel's-wings, bunny ears cactus, bunny cactus or polka-dot cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae...
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Tephrocactus articulatus (redirect from Opuntia articulata)
Pfeiff. Opuntia andicola var. fulvispina Lem. Opuntia andicola Pfeiff. Opuntia articulata (Pfeiff.) D.R.Hunt Opuntia articulata Otto Opuntia calva Lem...
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Opuntia stricta is a species of large cactus that is endemic to the subtropical and tropical coastal areas of the Americas, especially around the Caribbean...
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Opuntia engelmannii is a prickly pear common across the south-central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It goes by a variety of common...
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subtaxa of these species. Opuntia echios, Opuntia helleri, Opuntia insularis, Opuntia megasperma, Opuntia myriacantha and Opuntia saxicola are now sunk within...
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Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear...
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Opuntia erinacea, the Mojave prickly pear, variously treated as a species, or as a variety of Opuntia polyacantha, in the family Cactaceae, that is a...
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Opuntia macrocentra, the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern...
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Opuntia tuna is a species of cactus in the genus Opuntia. It is endemic to Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands...
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Opuntia fragilis, known by the common names brittle pricklypear and little prickly pear, is a prickly pear cactus native to much of western North America...
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List of Opuntia species. The genus Opuntia is within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently...
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Opuntia cespitosa, commonly called the eastern prickly pear, is a species of cactus native to North America. It is most common west of the Appalachian...
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Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the...
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Opuntia Lake is a shallow, man-made salt lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was formed with the construction of the Opuntia Control along...
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Opuntia tomentosa, commonly called woollyjoint pricklypear or velvety tree pear, is a species of Opuntia found in Mexico Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Arias,...
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Opuntia dillenii is a species of prickly pear native to the tropical and subtropical Americas. It is naturalized in many other parts of the world. It...
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Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (redirect from Opuntia bradleyi)
Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (syn. Opuntia cylindrica), the cane cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is native to Colombia...
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Opuntia leucotricha is a species of cactus with the common names: arborescent pricklypear, Aaron's beard cactus, and semaphore cactus; and (in Spanish)...
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Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, starvation pricklypear, hairspine cactus, and panhandle...
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Opuntia rufida is a species of prickly pear cactus native to southwestern Texas and northern Mexico, where it grows on rocky slopes. The species makes...
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Opuntia caracassana is a species from the genus Opuntia. The species was originally described by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck in 1850. Opuntia caracassana...
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Cylindropuntia fulgida (redirect from Opuntia fulgida)
com. Retrieved 15 November 2022. Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 104, Opuntia fulgida". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods)...
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Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (redirect from Opuntia leptocaulis)
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis. Cylindropuntia leptocaulis photo gallery at Opuntia Web Cylindropuntia leptocaulis in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center...
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Opuntia austrina, also known as the Florida prickly pear (with other common names such as the devils-tongue and hammock prickly pear), is a prickly pear...
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