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Scientific Name
Opuntia humifusa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
devil's-tongue
Park Synonyms
Opuntia humifusa var. 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 |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 9/9/2013.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 9/9/2013; Rhoads and Block. 2007. The Plants of Pennsylvania, 2nd Ed.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 9/9/2013.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Pennsylvania State Status: Rare--PA Natural Heritage Program: http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/RankStatusDef.aspx (accessed on-line 9/9/2013).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
EHN
Created Date
8/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa to view additonal species evidence. Shale cliff community., Park Species Data Source: Rhoads, Ann F. 1985, Accepted Detail: USDA, NRCS. 2013. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 9 September 2013). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
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