Opuntia austrina Small. Southern Prickly Pear, Florida Prickly-pear. Phen: Late Mar-May; Jul-Nov. Hab: Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills, and transitional areas between Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills and pine flatwoods, dunes, shell middens, in deep, sandy soils. Dist: Apparently endemic to FL occurring throughout most of the state but most common in the peninsula and mostly absent from the Panhandle.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Syn: = Majure et al (2017); = Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. var. austrina (Small) L.D.Benson; > Opuntia ammophila – K3, K4, S, Britton & Rose (1937), Ward (2009e); > Opuntia atrocapensis Small – S; > Opuntia austrina Small – K3, K4, S, Britton & Rose (1937), Ward (2009e); > Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J.F.Macbr. var. ammophila (Small) L.D.Benson; > Opuntia cumulicola Small – S; < Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. – WH3; > Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. ammophila (Small) L.D.Benson – FNA4, K1, Benson (1982), Doyle (1990); > Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. austrina (Small) Dress – K1, Benson (1982), Doyle (1990); >< Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. var. humifusa – FNA4; > Opuntia nitens Small – S; > Opuntia pisciformis Small – S, Britton & Rose (1937); > Opuntia polycarpa Small – S; > Opuntia turgida Small – S, Britton & Rose (1937)

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