Cactaceae
Opuntia

Opuntia curvispina Griffiths

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 88 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nevada to SE. California and W. & N. Arizona. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Utah

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v16.i1.1235. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hunt, D. (2016). CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v16.i1.1235. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0