Scientific Name
Opuntia phaeacantha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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 phaeacantha |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Sandy or rocky soils of flats and canyons. Common on Tonto and at river level the length of river; Data Source: GRCA plant database 2004
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: USDA ITIS Database
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
upload
Created Date
1/16/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nicole Tancreto
Last Modified Date
9/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional fields from the datasource include: DATASOURCE = Brian 2000; BONAP database from contributed material.;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from the Southern Colorado Plateau file 'scp-plnt.dbf' by the I&M Office ;GRCA plant database 2004
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