Opuntia phaeacantha
Brownspine Pricklypear, New Mexico Prickly Pear
Other regional names: Tulip Pricklypear
- Tulip Pricklypear
Also known as: Opuntia angustata Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow +15 more
- Opuntia angustata Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia azurea Rose
- Opuntia cyclodes (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Rose
- Opuntia engelmannii var. cyclodes Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia engelmannii var. cycloides Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia eocarpa Griffiths
- Opuntia macrocentra subsp. azurea (Rose) Guiggi
- Opuntia mesacantha var. sphaerocarpa J.M.Coult. ex Wooton & Standl.
- Opuntia mohavensis Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia phaeacantha var. angustata (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) W.T.Marshall
- Opuntia phaeacantha var. nigricans Engelm.
- Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacantha
- Opuntia recurvospina Griffiths
- Opuntia rubrifolia Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
- Opuntia woodsii Backeb.
- Opuntia zuniensis Griffiths
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cactaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Opuntia phaeacantha (commonly known as Brownspine Pricklypear or New Mexico prickly-pear) is a shrubby cactus belonging to the Cactaceae family. Originating 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)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
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)
Austria, Canary Is., Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, North Caucasus, Spain, Transcaucasus