Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Taxonavigation

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 polyacantha
Varietas: Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea

Name

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles). 70: 188. 1998.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3(preprint): 301. 1856.

• Heterotypic
  • Opuntia erinacea var. paucispina Dunkle, Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 34: 3. 1935.
  • Opuntia erinacea var. ursina (F.A.C.Weber) Parish in Jepson, Fl. Calif. 2: 542. 1936.
  • Opuntia hystricina var. ursina (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., Cactaceae 1: 610. 1958.
  • Opuntia ursina F.A.C.Weber in Bois, Dict. Hort. 2: 896. 1898.

References

• eFloras 2008. Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Parfitt, B.D. (1998) Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70 (4): 188.
• The International Plant Names Index 2009. Published on the Internet. 2010 Jan 27 [1].

Vernacular names

English: Mojave pricklypear, grizzly bear pricklypear

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