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Scientific Name
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
pricklypear
Park Synonyms
Opuntia compressa, Opuntia humifusa
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Opuntia |
| Species | Opuntia humifusa |
| Variety | Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Voucher was collected as O. compressa; new nomenclature per Weakley 2007.; Data Source: Pittillo & Govus. 1978. Important Plant Habitats of the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Roanoke, Virginia. 1978. Report to the National Park Service, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. 463pp + Appendices.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Vascular Plant Inventory of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Draft Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network.; NatureServe. 2007.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eraskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/18/2016 1:25:34 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 37021, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
