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Scientific Name
Opuntia polyacantha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Park
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Prickly-pear
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
vars. juniperina, polyacantha, rufispina, and trichophora occur in Colorado
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Source Field 'Origin' = 2 - Native to park
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Source Field 'ResStatus' = 1 - Common
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
8
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
upload
Last Modified Date
1/7/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional Data Source fields: 'Documentation' = 2 - Voucher specimen, no scientific study; 'DocDate' = Date for provided documentation is 1961; 'SpclStatus' = 7 - Not listed; 'Distribtn' = 3 - No info on species distribution in park is available; 'Abundance' = 4 - No census data exists; 'Database' = 1 - On computerized database with geographic coordinates;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from ROMO's database, Flora.mdb, by the I&M office., Accepted Detail: !LMS vars. juniperina, polyacantha, rufispina, and trichophora occur in Colorado
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