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Last updated 7/12/2020 by David Giblin.
Opuntia
fragilis
(Nutt.) Haw.
[FNA4, HC, HC2]
brittle prickly-pear, little prickly-pear
Publication:
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 82. 1819.
Origin:
Native
selected vouchers:
WTU
Notes:
References:
» Benson, L. D. 1982. Cacti of the United States and Canada. Stanford.
Photo © 2013 Ron Bockelman
(from WTU Image Collection)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Opuntia
fragilis
(Nutt.) Haw. var.
brachyarthra
(Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) J.M. Coult.
[KZ99]
Opuntia
fragilis
(Nutt.) Haw. var.
fragilis
[KZ99]
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