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Opuntia cymochila

Engelm. & Bigelow

Grassland Prickly-pear

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137340

Element CodePDCAC0D280

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusOpuntia

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Pinkava's treatment in FNA (2003, vol. 4) includes Opuntia cymochila in the synonymy of O. tortispina.

Conservation Status

Change Date1993-02-14

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

South Dakota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cheyenne River	Buffalo Gap National Grassland	7,572
Red Shirt	Buffalo Gap National Grassland	17,007

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.