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SPECIES: Opuntia polyacantha

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OTHER STATUS
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The fully documented scientific name of plains prickly-pear is Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (Cactaceae) [6,30,42,51,69]. Infrataxa are as follows [69,70,71]:

Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria (Englm.) Parfitt
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Englm.) Parfitt
Opuntia polyacantha var. hysricina (Engelm.) Parfitt
Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L. Benson) Parfitt
Opuntia polyacantha. var. polyacantha

Grizzleybear prickly-pear (Opuntia × columbiana Griffiths) is a plains prickly-pear × little prickly-pear (O. fragilis) hybrid [69].

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INTRODUCTORY

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NRCS PLANT CODE [98]:

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OTHER STATUS:

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

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