Harrisia aboriginum Small ex Britton & Rose. Common name: Yellow Prickly-apple, Aboriginal Prickly-apple, Prickly Apple-cactus. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Coastal hammocks and shell mounds. Distribution: Endemic to w. peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA4, K4, S, WH3, Franck (2017), Franck, Cochrane, & Garey (2013); = Cereus gracilis Mill. var. aboriginum (Small ex Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson — SFla, Benson (1982); < Harrisia brookii Britton — S13, misapplied. Basionym: Harrisia aboriginum Small ex Britton & Rose 1920
Links to other floras: = Harrisia aboriginum - FNA4
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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