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Scientific Name
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha Haw.
Park
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Hair-spine prickly-pear [Plains prickly-pear]
Park Synonyms
Opuntia polyacantha
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 |
| Variety | Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Jones, Ditolla, and Myers s.n. (RM)
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bonnie Heidel-Lead Botanist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
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
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
5/15/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
okenney@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/14/2014 4:59:13 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Vascular Plant Species Checklist of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area,(Heidel and Fertig 2001) Appendix A.(Annotated Checklist)
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