Opuntia basilaris

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Opuntia basilaris
Opuntia basilaris

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: O. ser. Xerocarpeae
Species: Opuntia basilaris
Varietas: O. b. var. basilaris – O. b. var. brachyclada – O. b. var. heilii – O. b. var. longiareolata – O. b. var. treleasei

Name[edit]

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow (1856)

Synonyms[edit]

  • Opuntia basilaris var. albiflora Walton in Cact. J. (London) 2: 163. 1899 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia basilaris var. cordata Fobe in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 16: 46. 1906 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia treleasei var. kernii Griffiths & Hare in Bull. New Mexico Agric. Exp. Sta. 60: 81. 1906 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia humistrata Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43(2): 83–84. 1916 syn. sec. Tropicos
  • Opuntia basilaris var. humistrata (Griffiths) W.T.Marshall in Marshall & Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia brachyclada subsp. humistrata (Griffiths) Wiggins & C.B.Wolf, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 148. 1951 syn. sec. Tropicos
    • Opuntia intricata Griffiths in Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 29: 10. 1916 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia whitneyana E.M.Baxter, Calif. Cactus: 37. 1935 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Opuntia basilaris var. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia basilaris subsp. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) Munz, Aliso 4: 94. 1958 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
    • Opuntia whitneyana var. albiflora E.M.Baxter, Calif. Cactus: 39. 1935 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia basilaris var. albiflora (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock, Cactaceae: 65. 1941, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Arizona, California
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Nevada, Utah
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
    • Introduced into:
      • Canary Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Beavertail pricklypear, Beavertail Cactus
español: Nopal del castor
magyar: Hódfarkú fügekaktusz
lietuvių: Padrikoji opuncija
svenska: Bäversvansopuntia
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