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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read about the Taxonomic revision of the Opuntia humifusa complex, including maps and photographs.

This is the most common species in the eastern US (most common west of the Appalachian Mountains and found throughout most of the Midwestern states east of the MS river). It has traditionally been considered conspecific with O. humifusa, per Weakley's Flora (2022)

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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa   FAMILY Cactaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Opuntia cespitosa

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Opuntia humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:

Opuntia compressa   FAMILY Cactaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Opuntia opuntia

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Eastern Prickly-pear

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Opuntia cespitosa   FAMILY Cactaceae

(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Opuntia humifusa   FAMILY Cactaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Opuntia cespitosa

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Opuntia humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 132-01-001?:
Opuntia compressa   FAMILY Cactaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Opuntia opuntia