Taxon:  Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta



Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
464991
Verified:
04/17/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. (0 active accession[s])
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L. D. Benson (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcoastal prickly-pear  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Englishcommon pest-pear  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishcommon prickly-pear  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishpest prickly-pear  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishsouthern spineless cactus  1Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 931.
Afrikaanssuurturksvy  2Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Spanish (Mexico)yaaxpakan  2Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern America Mexico e.Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 931.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 931.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginiaIsle of Wight Co.Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 931.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian.w.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian.w.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (Isle of Wight Co.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico (e.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (n.w.), Victoria, Western Australia (n.w.)]
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s.e.)
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
  3. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada 931.
  4. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
  5. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
  6. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  7. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  8. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  9. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  10. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 520.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464991. Accessed 15 April 2026.