Opuntia fragilis
Brittle Cactus, Brittle Opuntia
Other regional names: Brittle Prickly Pear +7 more
- Brittle Prickly Pear
- Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus
- Brittle Pricklypear
- Fragile Cactus
- Fragile Prickly Pear
- Jumping Cactus
- Little Prickly Pear
- Little Pricklypear
Also known as: Cactus fragilis Haw. +16 more
- Cactus fragilis Haw.
- Cactus fragilis Nutt.
- Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia fragilis f. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
- Opuntia fragilis subsp. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.A.C.Weber
- Opuntia fragilis subsp. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) W.A.Weber
- Opuntia fragilis var. brachyarthra (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia fragilis var. caespitosa L.H.Bailey
- Opuntia fragilis var. denudata E.F.Wiegand & Backeb.
- Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis
- Opuntia fragilis var. parviconspicua Backeb.
- Opuntia fragilis var. tuberiformis L.H.Bailey
- Opuntia pes-corvi J.LeConte ex Chapm.
- Opuntia pescorvae J.LeConte ex Chapm.
- Opuntia sabinii Pfeiff.
- Terecaulis fragilis (Nutt.) Berge
- Tunas fragilis (Nutt.) Nieuwl. & Lunell
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cactaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Opuntia fragilis (commonly known as Brittle Cactus or Brittle Opuntia) is a shrubby cactus belonging to the Cactaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Cactus
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Bulgaria