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Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. var. macrorhiza

Plains prickly pear

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassCaryophyllidaeCacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
OrderCaryophyllalesIncludes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
FamilyCactaceaeSucculent (water-storing) plants, often spiny
GenusOpuntiaPrickly pears
Speciesmacrorhiza
var.macrorhiza

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Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. grandiflora (Engelm.) D. Weniger, nom. nud.

Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. macrorhiza (Engelm.) L.D. Benson

Opuntia compressa J.F. Macbr. var. stenochila (Engelm.) D. Weniger, nom. nud.

Opuntia grandiflora Engelm.

Opuntia leptocarpa MacKensen

Opuntia mackensenii Rose

Opuntia plumbea Rose

Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

Opuntia tenuispina Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

Opuntia tortispina Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

 

Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Opuntia macrorhiza (plains prickly pear)

5/5/2014 · American Southwest (AZ or TX) · By Jacquelyn Boyt

Opuntia macrorhiza (plains prickly pear)

5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5½ × 3½′ (1.7 × 1.2 m)

Opuntia macrorhiza (plains prickly pear)

5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts

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