Calflora Taxon Report
Opuntia polyacantha  Haw.
Plains pricklypear
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2012 Steve Matson
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2012 Steve Matson
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2012 Steve Matson
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2012 Steve Matson
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2020 David Greenberger
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2005 Jerry Murray
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2018 Cynthia Powell
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2024 Dana York
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2021 Karin Jaffie
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2016 Keir Morse
Opuntia polyacantha is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Opuntia
Family: Cactaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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