Opuntia polyacantha
Cliff Prickly Pear, Grizzly Bear Prickly Pear
Other regional names: Hairy Prickly Pear +7 more
- Hairy Prickly Pear
- Hedgehog Prickly Pear
- Juniper Prickly Pear
- Many Spined Prickly Pear
- Nichol's Prickly Pear
- Panhandle Prickly Pear
- Plains Prickly Pear
- Plains Pricklypear
Also known as: Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus +14 more
- Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus
- Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus
- Opuntia calacantha Otto ex J.Forbes
- Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
- Opuntia heacockiae Arp
- Opuntia heacockul Arp
- Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose
- Opuntia media Haw.
- Opuntia missouriensis DC.
- Opuntia missouriensis f. albispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
- Opuntia missouriensis var. albispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck
- Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. platycarpa Engelm.
- Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cactaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Opuntia polyacantha (commonly known as Cliff Prickly-Pear or Grizzly-Bear Prickly-Pear) is a shrubby cactus within the Cactaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Cactus
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, 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)
Czechoslovakia, Spain
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms