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Opuntia keyensis, Florida Keys Pricklypear

Joseph — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 16:47:33 +0000

Britton & Small, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 20: 31, 1919 Herbarium; Herbarium; Black and White Photograph Original Description What is Opuntia keyensis? Opuntia keyensis is a native Florida prickly pear cactus found in the Keys and Cape Sable. Details O. keyensis is a large, erect, multi-branched cactus that forms a shrub or […]

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Opuntia zebrina, Zebra-spine Pricklypear

Joseph — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:57:19 +0000

Small, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 20: 35, 1919 Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia zebrina? Opuntia zebrina is a medium-sized prickly pear cactus of the Florida Keys. It is named “zebrina” because it has spines that are banded yellow (tan) and dark brown. Details O. zebrina grows to 1 m tall or less. Cladodes are oval […]

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Opuntia macrarthra, Eastern Beach Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:52:45 +0000

Gibbes, Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History of Charleston, South Carolina 1: 273, 1859 Neotype (O. macrarthra); Isoneotype (O. macrarthra); Herbarium (possible); Herbarium; (possible); Painting; Painting (Britton and Rose, The Cactaceae, v1 1919, Plate XV and Plate XXII) Original Description What is Opuntia macrarthra? Opuntia macrarthra is a small to medium-sized prickly pear cactus found on the […]

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Opuntia tunoidea, Carolina Pricklypear

Joseph — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:26:34 +0000

Gibbes, Proceedings of the Elliott Society of Natural History 1: 272, 1859 O. bentonii is similar in some ways to O. tunoidea Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia tunoidea? Opuntia tunoidea is a prickly pear cactus that occurs along the coast of South Carolina and on adjacent islands. It has been confused over […]

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Opuntia stricta, Shell Mound Pricklypear

Joseph — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:42:23 +0000

(Haworth) Haworth, Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum 191, 1812 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium O. stricta has similarities with O. dillenii, another beach prickly pear O. stricta is different from O. anahuacensis, but they are both beach prickly pears. Original Citation What is Opuntia stricta? Opuntia stricta is a coastal prickly pear […]

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Opuntia pusilla (O. drummondii), Cockspur Pricklypear

Joseph — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:49:18 +0000

(Haworth) Haworth, Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum 195, 1812 Neotype; Neotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (O. frustulenta); Painting Original Description What is Opuntia pusilla? Opuntia pusilla is a small prickly pear cactus of the Atlantic Coastal Plants from North Carolina, and across parts of northern Florida […]

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Opuntia nitens, Shiny Florida Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:44:37 +0000

Small, Manual of the Southeastern Flora 906, 1933 Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia nitens? Opuntia nitens is a small (1 m tall but often shorter), semi-erect prickly pear cactus that grows in Florida that is related to O. austrina. See Majure et al., 2017. Details Cladodes are 6-15 cm long and dull-green or yellow-green. […]

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Opuntia turbinata, Turban-fruit Pricklypear

Joseph — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:28:50 +0000

Small, Manual of the Southeastern Flora 1933, 910 Original Description What is Opuntia turbinata? Opuntia turbinata is a prickly pear cactus that grows in colonies in dunes along the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Details O. turbinata is an erect, much-branched plant less than 1 m tall. The cladodes are obovate, oval, or nearly circular, […]

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Opuntia dillenii, Australian Pest Pear

Joseph — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:24:02 +0000

(Ker Gawl.) Haworth — Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum 79, 1819 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (O. dillenii tehuantepecana); Herbarium; Herbarium; Painting (Britton and Rose, v1 1919, plate XXVIII, No. 2); Print (Botanical Register 1817, 3: plate 255) Original Citation What is Opuntia dillenii? Opuntia dillenii is a coastal prickly-pear […]

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Opuntia bentonii, Gulf Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:55:38 +0000

Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 25, 1911 Holotype; Isotype; Isotype; Isotype; Isotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Drawing (seed) O. bentonii is different from O. anahuacensis, but they are both beach prickly pears.O. bentonii is different from O. stricta, but they are both beach prickly pears. Original Description What is Opuntia bentonii? A beach-dune […]

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