Opuntia stricta / Species Page / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Classification

Dicots

Family

CACTACEAE

Genus

Opuntia

Species

Opuntia stricta (Haw.)Haw.

Common Name

ERECT PRICKLYPEAR; SHELL-MOUND PRICKLYPEAR

Growth Habit

Plant Notes

Opuntia stricta is here treated in the wide sense. Various segregates may be recognized. Opuntia dillenii has more tuberculate cladodes usually with more spines, often curved, strongly flattened at the base and often dark brown to black at the lower half. Opuntia stricta has subentire cladodes usually with fewer spines, round or slightly flattened at the base. 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.

Status

Native Threatened-State UPL (NWPL)

Specimen(s)

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