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Group: Dicot Rank: genus Herbarium Placement: Monsanto, 2nd, B, 210     Search in IPNISearch in NYBG Virtual Herbarium

Published In: The Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition 974. 1754. (Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4)) Name publication detail
Type Specimens
  • LT: Opuntia vulgaris Mill. - The Gardeners Dictionary: . . . eighth edition no. 1. 1768. LT designated by N. L. Britton & J. N. Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 503 (20 Feb 1908)
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Concept: Conservation Status:
  • CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatable with species survival - Global
Common Names:
  • cholla cactus (English, United States)
  • prickly-pear (English, United States)
  • tuna-plant (English, United States)
  • xian ren zhang shu
    • No References available
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