Summary ²

Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.

The most common prickly pear cactuses are:

• Tigertongue Cactus (Opuntia ellisiana )
• Texas Prickly-Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii )
• Eastern prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa )

Sources and Credits

1. (c) cammu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/31388721@N00/194107993
2. Adapted by Josh/Joshua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CONABIO
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
• 植物和名−学名インデックス YList

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