Cactaceae
Opuntia

Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

First published in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 4: 51 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SW. U.S.A. to N. Mexico. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

Introduced into:

Austria, Canary Is., Czechoslovakia, Italy, North Caucasus, Spain, Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Del Guacchio, E. (2015). Integrazioni, aggiornamenti e note alla flora esotica della Campania. Informatore Botanico Italiano 47: 147-154.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Verloove, F. & Guiggi, A. (2019). Futher records of cacti (Cactaceae) from Tarragona province (Catalonia), Spain. Haseltonia 26: 23-35.
  • Verloove, F. & al. (2018). New cactus records from Gran Canaria with a key to the opuntioid species now established in the Canary islands. Haseltonia 25: 115-124.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Del Guacchio, E. (2015). Integrazioni, aggiornamenti e note alla flora esotica della Campania. Informatore Botanico Italiano 47: 147-154.
  • Fischer, M.A. & Niklfeld, H. (eds.) (2011). Floristische Neufunde (99-123). Neilreichia 6: 365-396.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Verloove, F. & Guiggi, A. (2019). Futher records of cacti (Cactaceae) from Tarragona province (Catalonia), Spain. Haseltonia 26: 23-35.
  • Verloove, F. & al. (2018). New cactus records from Gran Canaria with a key to the opuntioid species now established in the Canary islands. Haseltonia 25: 115-124.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rose [17050], USA K000100612 No
Fendler [250], Mexico K000100665 No
Wright [0], USA K000100663 No
Palmer [69], Mexico K000062552 No
Palmer [168], Mexico K000062551 No
Clokey [8431], USA K000100608 No
Clokey [8431], USA K000100609 No
Clokey [8656], USA K000100611 No
Clokey [8656], USA K000100610 No
Wright [0], USA K000100664 No
Rose [17630], USA Opuntia phaeacantha var. major K000100616 No
Coville [544], USA Opuntia phaeacantha var. major K000100615 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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