Opuntia tomentosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck

Woollyjoint pricklypear

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

Opuntia tomentosa is a shrub (stem succulent) that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (6 records) Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Opuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Opuntia tomentosa from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (OPTO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/02/2023).