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Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

This species name was first published in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. 1819.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001287039.

Synonyms of Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Opuntia media Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. 1819. wfo-0000385616
Opuntia rutila Nutt. in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 555. 1840. wfo-0000385996
Opuntia splendens Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 159. 1837. wfo-0000386039
Opuntia spirocentra Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow ex Haage Verz. Cact.: 30. 1864. wfo-0000386040
Opuntia utahensis J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 133. 1909. wfo-0000386045
Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 97. 1900. wfo-0000386522
Cactus ferox Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl.: 296. 1818. wfo-0000577828
Tunas polyacantha (Haw.) Nieuwl. & Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 479. 1916. wfo-0001269380
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D.Benson Cacti Ariz.: 20. 1969. wfo-0001286996
Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson Cacti Ariz.: 20. 1969. wfo-0001287140
Opuntia schweriniana K.Schum. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 148. 1899. wfo-0001289669
Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 607. 1958. wfo-0001289670
Opuntia arrastradillo Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 36: 181. 1953. wfo-0001289912
Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856. wfo-0001289952
Opuntia sphaerocarpa var. utahensis Engelm. in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 11: 199. 1863. wfo-0001289954
Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 110. 1900. wfo-0001433077
Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 46. 1845. wfo-0001433274
Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856. wfo-0001433275
Opuntia missouriensis var. salmonea Späth ex J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925. wfo-0001433276
Opuntia missouriensis var. subinermis Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856. wfo-0001433277
Opuntia polyacantha subsp. borealis (J.M.Coult.) Piper & Beattie Fl. N.W. Coast: 244. 1915. wfo-0001433307
Opuntia polyacantha var. borealis J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 436. 1896. wfo-0001433309
Opuntia polyacantha var. erythrostema J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925. wfo-0001433310
Opuntia polyacantha var. salmonea J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925. wfo-0001433312
Opuntia polyacantha var. spirocentra J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925. wfo-0001433313
Opuntia polyacantha var. subinermis J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 62. 1925. wfo-0001433314
Opuntia polyacantha var. watsonii J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 437. 1896. wfo-0001433315
Opuntia polyacantha var. utahensis (Engelm.) Bulot Succulentes 2002(numéro spécial): 39-40. [Apr 2002] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001434905

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link