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Opuntia ×occidentalis
Opuntia ×occidentalis, a dicot, is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America [Lum/Walker].
Common names: western prickly pear
Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland
Elevation: between 0 and 2000 feet Family: Cactaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
 Synonyms:
XWALK: Opuntia occidentalis
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Opuntia found in California.
Distribution in California based on available records:
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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Opuntia ×occidentalis  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = OPOC2) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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