Details for: NA 79981, Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., NA 79981


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Top Name:
NA 79981
Origin:
Collected – South Dakota, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
01 Jun 2010
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
Top Name:
NA 79981
Origin:
Collected – South Dakota, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
01 Jun 2010
Source History
Collected
24 May 2010.
South Dakota, United States
Locality: Piedmont
Coordinates: 44.2200, -103.3900 (Map it)
Elevation: 1231m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: partial shade
Associated species: Pinus ponderosa; Phlox sp.; Astragalus sp.
Land Owner Remarks: Alan Aker
Comment: DESCRIPTION: plants 2" - 3" height; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Meade County; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: SD-071; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: growing in ponderosa pine woodland, on sandstone base;
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
NA 79981
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

SD-071
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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