Characteristics
Dicots
Opuntia mesacantha Raf. subsp. mesacantha
PRICKLYPEAR
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Native
Citation
OPUNTIA MESACANTHA Rafinesque, Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 216. 1830.
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VIRGINIA: Elizabeth City Co.: Hampton, 31 May 1878, Chickering s.n. (neotype: US). Neotypified by Majure, Phytoneuron 2014(106): 1. 2014.
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