Opuntia polyacantha Calflora

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Taxon Report

Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plains pricklypear

2012 Steve Matson

2020 David Greenberger

2005 Jerry Murray

2018 Cynthia Powell

2021 Karin Jaffie

2016 Keir Morse

Opuntia polyacantha is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~606 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. erinacea ... var. hystricina
Genus:	Opuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Opuntia polyacantha from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OPPO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).