Read about the Taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex, including maps and photographs.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Opuntia cespitosa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Opuntia opuntia
LESS THAN
Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
COMMON NAME:
Common Eastern Prickly Pear
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_o_humifusa_humifusa
May
Tepals yellow with red or maroon bases (those of O. humifusa entirely yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_opuntia_humifusa_18
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_o_humifusa_humif
June
Central spines mostly 1-2 per areole (vs. O. humifusa is spineless), per Weakley's Flora.