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Scientific Name
Opuntia fragilis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Park
Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
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
Data Source: Curtin. 2006. WICA Plant Species Certification File from Park. Bibkey ID: 632520; Ashton IW and Others. 2012. Wind Cave National Park plant community composition and structure monitoring: 2011 annual report. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/NGPN/NRTR—2012/534. Published Report-2182323.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Marriott. 2005. WICA Plant Species Certification File. Bibkey ID: 632519
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
THShepherd@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/7/2012 8:27:44 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional fields from the datasource include the following: PL Code = B&K1982;Plant List = Brutvan & Klukas, 1982; Noxious Species = N; Notes = ;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from WICA data file 'Ref.mdb' by the I&M Office;
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