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Scientific Name
Opuntia fragilis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Park
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brittle 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 fragilis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Unconfirmed per N.D. Atwood, Collections Manager, BYU Herbarium and CANY Herbarium & species list review, Walt Fertig 2005-2006, to False Report per Fertig et al. 2009, Bibkey # 661760 (Reports from CANY Herbarium based on misidentified specimens of O. polyacantha var. polyacantha), to Present in Park per ICMS voucher 2010.; Data Source: ICMS voucher 2010
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Welsh et al. 2003, Bibkey # 571923
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Fertig et al. 2012, Bibkey # 2185178
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
Walt Fertig
Created Date
5/8/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
helenthomas@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/25/2012 4:39:00 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lifeform = Perennial Forb | Distribution = Widespread, Park Species Data Source: CANY Herbarium & species list review, Walt Fertig 2005-2006
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Management priority value was No with comment: Global Rank = G4G5 |
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