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Accepted Scientific Name: Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 437 1896
Synonyms:
- Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. albispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia missouriensis f. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 82 1819
Synonymy: 20
- Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
- Cactus ferox Nutt.
- Tunas polyacantha (Haw.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus
- Opuntia heacockiae Arp
- Opuntia media Haw.
- Opuntia missouriensis DC.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose
- Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia polyacantha var. trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. trichophora Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia missouriensis f. trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
- Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose
- Opuntia rhodantha K.Schum.
- Opuntia erinacea var. rhodantha (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia rutila Nutt.
- Opuntia splendens Pfeiff.
- Opuntia ursus-horribilis Walton
Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 437 1896
Synonymy: 3
- Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. albispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia missouriensis f. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria (Engelm.) B.D.Parfitt
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188. 1998
Synonymy: 2
- Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria (Engelm.) B.D.Parfitt
- Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70: 188. 1998
Synonymy: 7
- Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt
- Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia hystricina var. bensonii Backeb.
- Opuntia polyacantha subs. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Guiggi
- Opuntia erinacea var. ursina (F.A.C.Weber) Parish
- Opuntia hystricina var. ursina (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
- Opuntia ursina F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188 1998
Synonymy: 7
- Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt
- Opuntia erinacea var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia rhodantha var. xanthostemma (K.Schum.) Rehder
- Opuntia erinacea var. xanthostemma (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia xanthostemma K.Schum.
- Opuntia utahensis J.A.Purpus
Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188 1998
Synonymy: 3
- Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt
- Opuntia hystricina var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) Backeb.
- Opuntia nicholii L.D.Benson
Opuntia polyacantha var. platycarpa (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 436 1896
Synonymy: 3
- Opuntia polyacantha var. platycarpa (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. platycarpa Engelm.
- Opuntia polyacantha f. platycarpa (Engelm.) Toumey & Rose
Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb.
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 1: 607 1958
Synonymy: 2
- Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb.
- Opuntia schweriniana K.Schum.
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Opuntia polyacantha group
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.: (var. polyacantha) has spines rarely exceeding 5 cm (2 in) in length, and dense spines on the fruits. Distribution: Alberta and Saskatchewan south to western Texas, New Mexico, and southeastern Utah.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.: is a creeping form with spines to only 3.5 cm long, and some spines on the fruits. Distribution: New Mexico, west Texas, and Mexico.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria (Engelm.) B.D.Parfitt: is a creeping form with spines to only 3.5 cm long, and some spines on the fruits. Distribution: southeastern New Mexico, west Texas, and neighboring Mexico.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt: has spines to 10 cm long, and very spiny fruits. Distribution: western United States.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt: has spines to 10 cm long, and fruits that are spiny above. Distribution: from northern Arizona to Colorado.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt: has spines to 12.5 cm long, and some spines on the fruits. Disstribution: Navajoan
Desert of Utah and Arizona. - Opuntia polyacantha var. platycarpa (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb.
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