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Scientific Name
Opuntia polyacantha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mexican Prickly Pear, Starvation Cactus
Park Synonyms
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 polyacantha |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Source Code 'Presence' = 1 - Species present in site.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Source Code 'Origin' = 2 - human introduction
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Source Code 'Abundance' = 4 - Rare (present, but frequently not encountered)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
9/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NJS of the I&M office
Last Modified Date
9/11/2009 7:27:20 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional Data Source Fields: 'Documntion' = 2 - Reliable written record; Additional Data Source Fields: 'DocDate' = 1989; Additional Data Source Fields: 'Distribtn' = 1 - Data on species' distribution throughout the site.; Additional Data Source Fields: 'Database' = 3 - Not computerized, but organized, systematic manual fashion; Additional Source Info 'Date' = February 10, 1992; Source Code 'ResStatus' = 2 - Spring migrant, Park Species Data Source: Converted from GRSA's database, Grsaflor.dbf, by the I&M office., Accepted Detail: !LMS;
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