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Opuntia humifusa
prickly-pear cactus
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		prickly-pear cactus
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Cactaceae, Genus Opuntia, Species Opuntia humifusa


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	DeSoto National Memorial
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Great Falls Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pipestone National Monument	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/13/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:13:07 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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