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Scientific Name
Opuntia ficus-indica
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (PUHO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
panini, prickly pear cactus
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderCaryophyllanae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
SpeciesOpuntia ficus-indica
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
naturalized in park Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Rare
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Priority Weed: "Localized Alien Plant Species to Eradicate or Control Park-wide" from Appendix A, PCSU Technical Report 121, Pratt 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac,mw
Created Date
12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac,mw
Last Modified Date
6/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Linda W. Pratt
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