Details for: NA 80380, Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., NA 80380


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Top Name:
NA 80380
Origin:
Collected – Nebraska, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
Aug 2010
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Top Name:
NA 80380
Origin:
Collected – Nebraska, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
Aug 2010
Source History
Collected
02 August 2010.
Nebraska, United States
Locality: Oglala National Grassland, Upper Sandy Creek
Coordinates: 42.8020, -103.5955 (Map it)
Elevation: 1294m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Grassy disturbed pastureland
Associated species: Verbascum thapsus; Ambrosia sp.; Bouteloua hirsuta
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Plant height ~2-5"; perennial herbaceous succulent; narrow-formed cacti pads, cigar-shaped; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Sioux County; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: NE-A-009; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Live plant material collected. No herbarium specimens collected. Originally collected as "Opuntia fragilis (sp.?) hybrid?";
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Accession Names and Identifiers
NA 80380
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

NE-A-009
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:

417537
Place of publication:

Suppl. pl. succ. 82. 1819
Verified:
08/28/2002 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cactus fragilis Nutt.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbrittle cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 499.
Englishbrittle prickly-pear  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishfragile prickly-pear  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 499.
Englishlittle prickly-pear  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishloose prickly-pear  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 499.
English (Canada)brittle prickly-pear Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 176.
French (Canada)oponce fragile Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 176.
Swedishsköropuntia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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