Opuntia macrorhiza

Opuntia macrorhiza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Setispinae
Species: Opuntia macrorhiza

Name

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm., Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 206 (1850)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Opuntia mesacantha var. macrorhiza (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 430. (1896)
  • Opuntia compressa var. macrorhiza (Engelm.) L.D.Benson, Cacti Ariz., ed. 2: 50. (1950)
  • Opuntia rafinesquei var. macrorhiza (Engelm.) Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. in Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 2: 135 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Cactus tuberculatus Willd., Enum. Pl., Suppl.: 34. (1814)
  • Opuntia tuberculata Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 80. (1819)
  • Opuntia fuscoatra Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 297. (1856)
  • Opuntia compressa var. fuscoatra (Engelm.) D.Weniger, Cacti Southwest: 207. (1970)
  • Opuntia grandiflora Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 295. (1856)
  • Opuntia macrorhiza var. grandiflora (Engelm.) Bulot in Succulentes (France). (2002)
  • Opuntia mesacantha var. grandiflora Engelm. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 429. (1896)
  • Opuntia rafinesquei var. fusiformis Engelm. in Pacif. Railr. Rep., Bot. 4(5): 43. (1856)
  • Opuntia rafinesquei var. grandiflora Engelm., Descr. Cact.: 55. (1856)
  • Opuntia stenochila Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 296. (1856)
  • Opuntia mesacantha var. stenochila (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 430. (1896)
  • Opuntia compressa var. stenochila (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) D.Weniger, Cacti Southwest: 211. (1970)
  • Opuntia fusiformis Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5): 43. (1857)
  • Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5): 47. (1857)
  • Opuntia mesacantha var. greenii J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 431. (1896)
  • Opuntia greenei (J.M.Coult.) Engelm. ex Britton & Rose in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 523. (1908)
  • Opuntia macrorhiza var. greenii (J.M.Coult.) Bulot in Succulentes (France). (2002)
  • Opuntia mesacantha var. oplocarpa J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 431. (1896)
  • Opuntia rafinesquei f. oplocarpa (J.M.Coult.) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 50. (1907)
  • Opuntia xanthoglochia Griffiths in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 21: 166. (1910)
  • Opuntia leptocarpa Mackensen in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38: 141. (1911)
  • Opuntia roseana Mackensen in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38: 142. (1911)
  • Opuntia seguina C.Z.Nelson in Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci. 12: 120. (1919)
  • Opuntia loomisii Peebles in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 9: 109. (1938)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G., 1850. Boston Journal of Natural History. Boston, MA 6:206.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 
• Majure, L.C., 2014. Typifications and a nomenclatural change in some eastern North American Opuntia (Cactaceae). Phytoneuron 106: 1-2. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza. Published online. Accessed: Jan 14 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia macrorhiza. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia macrorhiza in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: twistspine pricklypear, Grassland Pricklypear, Plains Twistspine Pricklypear, Twistspine Pricklypear
• español: Nopal Raizudo

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