Opuntia littoralis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5940

Opuntia littoralis (Engelm.) Cockerell

Coast prickly pear, Coastal pricklypear, Western prickly pear

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Opuntia littoralis, a dicot, is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	CACTACEAE
Genus:	Opuntia

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:	Opuntia occidentalis
ICPN:	Opuntia semispinosa
ICPN:	Opuntia littoralis var. littoralis

More information about Opuntia littoralis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (OPLI3)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 18, 2019).