Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Opuntia cespitosa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
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Read about the Taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex, including maps and photographs.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
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Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia opuntia
COMMON NAME:
Common Eastern Prickly Pear
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_o_humifusa_humifusa
May
Tepals yellow w red/maroon bases (vs. O. humifusa & mesacantha entirely yellow, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Opuntia cespitosa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa
FAMILY
Cactaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia opuntia