Opuntia drummondii / [Species detail] / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Classification

Dicots

Family

CACTACEAE

Genus

Opuntia

Species

Opuntia drummondii Graham

Common Name

COCKSPUR PRICKLYPEAR

Growth Habit

C Value

Plant Notes

Although the name Opuntia pusilla has often been used for this species, its original description and neotype are ambiguous. Thus, the name O. drummondii is preferred for this species (Majure et al. 2017).

Status

Native

Specimen(s)

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Classification

Supraordinal

Order

CARYOPHYLLALES

Family

CACTACEAE

Genus

Opuntia

Species

Opuntia drummondii Graham - COCKSPUR PRICKLYPEAR

Citation

OPUNTIA DRUMMONDII Graham, in Maund & Henslow, Botanist 5: pl. 246. 1841.

Basionym

Cactus pusillus Haworth 1803.

Type

FLORIDA: Franklin Co.: Apalachicola (lectotype: Graham, in Maund & Henslow, Botanist 5: pl. 246. 1841). Lectotypified by Majure et al., Phytotaxa 290: 34. 2017.

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