Opuntia monacantha

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CACTACEAE
Species:Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
Common Name:Common Prickly Pear; Drooping Prickly Pear
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Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:OPMO5
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Status:Not Native
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Classification

FamilyCACTACEAE - Cactus family
Genus Opuntia
Species Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw. - Common Prickly Pear; Drooping Prickly Pear

Citation

Citation Opuntia monacanthos (Willdenow) Haworth, Suppl. Pl. Succ. 81. 1819.
Basionym: Cactus monacanthos Willd. 1814.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cactus monacanthos Cactus monacanthos Willdenow, Enum. Pl., Suppl. 33. 1814.  
Opuntia arechavaletae Opuntia arechavaletae Spegazzini, Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, ser. 3. 4: 520. 1905. ARGENTINA
Opuntia opuntia    
Opuntia vulgaris    

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.