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Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia arenaria
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (1810)
Recognized by IABIN
Opuntia polyacantha Haworth
Recognized by eFloras
Opuntia rhodantha
Species recognized by United States Species List
Opuntia arenaria
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and wikipedia EN
Opuntia arenaria
Recognized by TRY summarized records
Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
Species recognized by iNaturalist
Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Opuntia arenaria Engelmann
Opuntia heacockiae
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Opuntia polyacantha
Opuntia rhodantha
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Opuntia rutila
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Opuntia rutila Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia heacockiae Arp
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia heacockul Arp
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia rutila Nutt.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from ITIS Global in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Opuntia arenaria Engelm.
Opuntia heacockiae Arp
Opuntia heacockul Arp
Opuntia polyacantha subsp. borealis (J. M. Coult.) Piper & Beattie
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia polyacantha var. borealis J. M. Coult.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Opuntia polyacantha Haw.)
Opuntia polyacantha var. erythrostema J. A. Purpus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia polyacantha var. salmonea J. A. Purpus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia polyacantha var. spirocentra J. A. Purpus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia polyacantha var. subinermis (Engelm.) J. A. Purpus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia polyacantha var. watsonii J. M. Coult.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum.
Opuntia rutila Nutt.
Cactus ferox Nutt.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia arenaria
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia barbata K. Brandegee ex J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K. Brandegee ex J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia calacantha Otto ex J. Forbes
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia erinacea
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L. D. Benson
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia heacockiae
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia heacockiae Arp
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia hystricina
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia media Haw.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis DC.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis f. albispina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) Schelle
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. albispina Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. platycarpa Engelm.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. salmonea Späth ex J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia missouriensis var. subinermis Engelm.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia neorutila Y. Itô
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia nicholii
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia polyacantha f. platycarpa (J. M. Coult.) Toumey & Rose
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha subsp. borealis (J. M. Coult.) Piper & Beattie
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. albispina J. M. Coult.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. borealis J. M. Coult.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. erythrostema J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina (Britton & Rose) L. D. Benson
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. platycarpa J. M. Coult.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. rhodantha (K. Schum.) M. H. J. van der Meer
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) L. D. Benson
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. salmonea J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K. Schum.) Backeb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. spirocentra J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. subinermis J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. utahensis (Engelm.) Bulot
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia polyacantha var. watsonii J. M. Coult.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia rhodantha
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia rutila
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia rutila Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia schweriniana K. Schum.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia sphaerocarpa var. utahensis Engelm.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia spirocentra Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow ex Haage
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia splendens Pfeiff.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia trichophora
Synonym according to CITES
Opuntia utahensis J. A. Purpus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Opuntia xanthostemma K. Schum.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tunas polyacantha (Haw.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Sand Prickly-pear Cactus
Recognized by CITES
Panhandle Prickly-pear preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Plains Pricklypear
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

多刺仙人掌 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
猬团扇
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Pihaopuntia preferred
Recognized by admin

Curated hierarchies for Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntia
2 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Cactaceae Juss.
Opuntioideae Burnett
Opuntia Mill.
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntia

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntia
2 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntia Mill.
54 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllanae
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae Juss.
Opuntia Mill.
2 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
1379 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
Caryophyllales
Cactineae
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntia
Opuntia arenaria (this page)
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
Caryophyllales
Cactineae
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntia
Opuntia polyacantha (this page)
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntieae
Opuntia
Opuntia rutila (this page)
698 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntieae
Opuntia
Opuntia arenaria (this page)
698 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntieae
Opuntia
698 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntieae
Opuntia
698 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Angiospermae
eudicots
core eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Opuntioideae
Opuntieae
Opuntia
Opuntia heacockiae (this page)
698 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.