Opuntia cochenillifera

Characteristics
Dicots
CACTACEAE
Opuntia
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.)Mill.
COCHINEAL CACTUS
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Not Native UPL (NWPL)
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Classification
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CARYOPHYLLALES
Opuntia
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.)Mill. - COCHINEAL CACTUS
Citation
OPUNTIA COCHENILLIFERA (Linnaeus) Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.
Cactus cochenillifer Linnaeus 1753.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. 2: pl. 297(383). 1732). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard & Touw, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 54: 68. 1982.
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Species Distribution Map
Plant Photos
Opuntia cochenillifera - 10
Opuntia cochenillifera - Allen Boatman View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 31
Opuntia cochenillifera - Bob Bierman View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 31
Opuntia cochenillifera - Bob Bierman View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 159
Opuntia cochenillifera - Keith Bradley View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 200
Opuntia cochenillifera - Matthew Merritt View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 200
Opuntia cochenillifera - Matthew Merritt View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 69
Opuntia cochenillifera - Dennis Girard View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 69
Opuntia cochenillifera - Dennis Girard View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 69
Opuntia cochenillifera - Dennis Girard View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 69
Opuntia cochenillifera - Dennis Girard View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 5
Opuntia cochenillifera - Alan R. Franck View Full Size
Opuntia cochenillifera - 5
Opuntia cochenillifera - Alan R. Franck View Full Size