Species: Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Starvation Cactus
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Hairspine Prickly-pear - Plains Prickly-pear Cactus - Starvation Prickly-pear - hairspine pricklypear - oponce à épines nombreuses
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Cactus Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Caryophyllales - Cactaceae - Opuntia - Distinct taxon.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Pale gray spiny plants form low clumps or mats. Cactaceae.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-02-28
Global Status Last Changed
1988-06-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Br. Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Idaho to Dakotas and S. to N.E. Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas.