Opuntia chlorotica
Opuntia chlorotica is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a species of prickly pear native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its common names include pancake prickly pear, flapjack prickly pear and dollarjoint prickly pear.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. chlorotica |
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This cactus is bluish-green and manifests a bushy to erect form that may attain a height of two meters or more.[1][2] Some analysis of the prehistoric range of O. chlorotica has been conducted by studies in the Waterman Mountains of Arizona; these pollen core analyses indicate that this cactus species was present in northern Arizona in late Wisconsinan glaciation period.[3]
References
- Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. p. 160
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009
Notes
- Nathaniel Lord Britton. 1919. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family 236 pages
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Elephant Tree: Bursera microphylla, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Opuntia chlorotica. 1993
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opuntia chlorotica. |
- Flora of North America; RangeMap
- Calflora images: Opuntia chlorotica
- Opuntia chlorotica photo gallery at Opuntia Web
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