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Cactaceae
Opuntia

not marked as a favorite taxon Opuntia polyacantha Haworth var. polyacantha. Common name: Hair-spine Prickly-pear, Hunger Cactus, Starvation Cactus. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Grasslands. Distribution: SK and AB south to sw. LA, sw. TX, NM, and Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, GrPl, K4, Tx; < Opuntia polyacantha Haw. — C, S13, Weniger (1984); ? Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & Bigelow) Britton & Rose. Basionym: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 1819

Links to other floras: = Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha - FNA4

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Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Alan Cressler: Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 2 by Alan Cressler source
image #2 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Alan Cressler: Opuntia polyacantha, Muddy Creek area, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Emery County, Utah 4 by Alan Cressler source
image #4 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Alan Cressler: Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler source
image #6 of Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha© Alan Cressler: Opuntia polyacantha, Muddy Creek area, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Emery County, Utah 3 by Alan Cressler source

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