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Scientific Name
Opuntia fragilis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderCaryophyllanae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
SpeciesOpuntia fragilis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
PRESENCE = 1 - Species naturally exist in park.;; Data Source: Ashton IW and Others. 2012. Theodore Roosevelt National Park plant community composition and structure monitoring: 2011 annual report. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NGPN/NRTR—2012/545.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
ORIGIN = 2 - Native to park.;
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
THShepherd@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/7/2012 1:29:33 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional fields from the data source include the following: DOCUMENTATION = 3 - Scientific study without voucher specimen.; DOCUMENTATION DATE = 1983.; SPECIAL STATUS = 7 - Not listed.; DISTRIBUTION = 2 - Information on the species' current distribution for a portion of the park is available.; RESIDENT STATUS = 6 - Resident status in park unknown.; ABUNDANCE = 2 - Sporadic census data on species abundance or density exists.; DATABASE = 3 - Information not computerized, but maintained in an organized, systematic manual fashion.;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from THRO data sets 'Throfa~1.xls' and 'Throfl~3.xls' by the I&M Office.
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