| Opuntia chlorotica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. chlorotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia chlorotica | |
Opuntia chlorotica is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a species of prickly pear native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its common names include pancake prickly pear, flapjack prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.
This cactus is bluish-green and manifests a bushy to erect form that may attain a height of two meters or more.[2][3] Some analysis of the prehistoric range of O. chlorotica has been conducted by studies in the Waterman Mountains of Arizona; these pollen core analyses indicate that this cactus species was present in northern Arizona in late Wisconsinan glaciation period.[4]
References
- ↑ Corral-Díaz, R. 2017. Opuntia chlorotica (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152366A121590014. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152366A121590014.en. Downloaded on 29 August 2021.
- ↑ Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. p. 160
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
Notes
- Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family 236 pages
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Elephant Tree: Bursera microphylla, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993
External links
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- Flora of North America; RangeMap
- Calflora images: Opuntia chlorotica
- Opuntia chlorotica photo gallery at Opuntia Web
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