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Opuntia humifusa
pricklypear
Stones River National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pricklypear
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:		TN: SNR
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
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	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:38:48 AM

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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