| Accepted name: |
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. humifusa |
| Synonym(s): |
-Cactus humifusus Raf.
-Opuntia vulgaris auct. non Mill.
-Opuntia rafinesquii Engelm.
-Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J.F. Macbr.
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| English names: |
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HOPUHUH
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Poultice of peeled stems bound on wounds(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
