Characteristics
Dicots
Opuntia stricta (Haw.)Haw.
ERECT PRICKLYPEAR; SHELL-MOUND PRICKLYPEAR
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Two varieties are recognized by Majure (in Weakley et al. 2015). Opuntia stricta var. dillenii has more tuberculate stems with 0-11 generally curved, spreading dark yellow spines, strongly flattened at the base and often dark brown to black at the lower half. Opuntia stricta var. stricta has less tuberculate stems with 0-3 generally straight, erect yellow spines, round or slightly flattened at the base. "Intermediate morphotypes and overlapping populations" have been noted.
Link to type of stricta: https://archive.org/details/mobot31753000739653/page/138.
Link to type of dillenii: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/9039#page/251/mode/1up.
Native
Threatened-State
UPL (NWPL)
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Citation
OPUNTIA STRICTA (Haworth) Haworth, Syn. Pl. Succ. 191. 1812.
Cactus strictus Haworth 1803.
Without data (lectotype: de Candolle, Pl. Hist. Succ. pl. 138. 1804). Lectotypified by L. D. Benson, Cacti U.S. Canada 931. 1982.
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Cactus dillenii
Cactus dillenii Ker Gawler, Bot. Reg. 3: pl. 255. 1818.
TYPE: Cult. in England, without data (lectotype: Ker Gawler, Bot. Reg. 3: pl. 255. 1818). Lectotypified by L. D. Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 126. 1969.
Cactus humilis
Cactus humilis Haworth, Misc. Nat. 187. 1803.
Cactus opuntia var. inermis
Cactus opuntia Linnaeus, var. inermis de Candolle, Pl. Hist. Succ. pl. 138. 1804.
Opuntia airampo
Opuntia airampo Philippi, Anales Univ. Chile 85: 492. 1894.
TYPE: CHILE:
Opuntia anahuacensis
Opuntia anahuacensis Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 92. 1916.
TYPE: TEXAS: Chambers Co.: Near Anahuac at the mouth of the Trinity River, s.d., Griffiths 9217 (holotype: US; isotype: POM).
Opuntia bartramii
Opuntia bartramii Rafinesque, Atl. J. 146. 1832.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Volusia Co.: New Smyrna region,
Opuntia bentonii
Opuntia bentonii Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 25, pl. 1- 2. 1912.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Baker Co.: McClenny, Cult. at Washington D.C., 24 Apr 1910, Griffiths 8374 (holotype: US; isotypes: POM, US).
Opuntia cyanella
Opuntia cyanella Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 30, pl. 9- 10. 1912.
TYPE: TEXAS:
Opuntia dillenii
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawler) Haworth, Suppl. Pl. Succ. 79. 1819.
BASIONYM: Cactus dillenii Ker Gawler 1818.
Opuntia gilvoalba
Opuntia gilvoalba Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 35, pl. 9, 16-17. 1912.
TYPE: TEXAS: "La Tule", cult. at San Antonio, 4 May 1910, Griffiths 9046 (holotype: US; isotype: POM).
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