Opuntia pottsii

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Opuntia pottsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. pottsii
Binomial name
Opuntia pottsii
Synonyms [1]
  • Opuntia balliiRose
  • Opuntia delicataRose
  • Opuntia filipendulaEngelm.
  • Opuntia loomisiiPeebles
  • ?Opuntia macrorhiza var. potosinaR.E.M.Hern.
  • Opuntia macrorhiza subsp. pottsii(Salm-Dyck) U.Guzmán & Mandujano
  • Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii(Salm-Dyck) L.D.Benson
  • Opuntia plumbeaRose
  • Opuntia pottsii var. montana(Engelm. & Bigelow) Bulot
  • Opuntia rafinesquei ssp. cymochila var. montanaEngelm. & Bigelow

Opuntia pottsii is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in the United States and to northeast Mexico. [1] It was first described by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck in 1850. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-10-18
  2. ↑ "Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-10-18


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