Opuntia abjecta Small ex Britton & Rose. Common name: Jumping Cactus. Phenology: Mar-Apr; May-Feb. Habitat: Coastal rock barrens, rockland hammocks. Distribution: Endemic to FL keys (Monroe County).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Britton & Rose (1937), Majure et al (2017); < Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. — Fl5; < Opuntia triacantha (Willd.) Sweet — FNA4; < Opuntia triacanthos (Willd.) Sweet — WH3. Basionym: Opuntia abjecta Small ex Britton & Rose 1923
Links to other floras: < Opuntia triacantha - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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