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Opuntia polyacantha

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64405a90b2aa9663528647
Scientific name Opuntia polyacantha
Authority Haw.
First published in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. 1819.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Opuntia media Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. 1819.
Opuntia rutila Nutt. in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 555. 1840.
Opuntia splendens Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 159. 1837.
Opuntia spirocentra Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow ex Haage Verz. Cact.: 30. 1864.
Opuntia utahensis J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 133. 1909.
Opuntia barbata K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 97. 1900.
Cactus ferox Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl.: 296. 1818.
Tunas polyacantha (Haw.) Nieuwl. & Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 479. 1916.
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L.D.Benson Cacti Ariz.: 20. 1969.
Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson Cacti Ariz.: 20. 1969.
Opuntia schweriniana K.Schum. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 148. 1899.
Opuntia polyacantha var. schweriniana (K.Schum.) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 607. 1958.
Opuntia arrastradillo Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 36: 181. 1953.
Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856.
Opuntia sphaerocarpa var. utahensis Engelm. in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 11: 199. 1863.
Opuntia barbata var. gracillima K.Brandegee ex J.A.Purpus in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 110. 1900.
Opuntia missouriensis var. elongata Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 46. 1845.
Opuntia missouriensis var. microsperma Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856.
Opuntia missouriensis var. subinermis Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 300. 1856.
Opuntia polyacantha subsp. borealis (J.M.Coult.) Piper & Beattie Fl. N.W. Coast: 244. 1915.
Opuntia polyacantha var. borealis J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 436. 1896.
Opuntia polyacantha var. erythrostema J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925.
Opuntia polyacantha var. salmonea J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925.
Opuntia polyacantha var. spirocentra J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925.
Opuntia polyacantha var. subinermis J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 62. 1925.
Opuntia polyacantha var. watsonii J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 437. 1896.
Opuntia polyacantha var. utahensis (Engelm.) Bulot
Opuntia missouriensis var. salmonea Späth ex J.A.Purpus in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 34: 63. 1925.

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Language Common/alternative name
English panhandle prickly-pear
English plains pricklypear
Polish opuncja wielociernista
Chinese 多刺仙人掌
Chinese 猬团扇

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Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188. 1998.
Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188. 1998.
Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70(4): 188. 1998.
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.
Germination Successful Only with GA3: for these seeds, the use of Gibberellic Acid is not just beneficial but essential for germination to occur.
Pulpy Coat Inhibits Germination: Seeds with a pulpy or fleshy outer coat need to have this material removed by soaking and rinsing in clean water daily for about a week. The inhibitory substances in the pulp are thus washed away, and germination rates improve.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Kansas
      • Nebraska
      • North Dakota
      • Oklahoma
      • South Dakota
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Idaho
      • Montana
      • Wyoming
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • Nevada
      • Utah
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta
      • Saskatchewan

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001287039
Canadensys 4147
USDA Plants OPPO
Tropicos 5100168
Flora of Italy 11464
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:290995-2
The Plant List tro-5100168
PFAF Opuntia polyacantha
Open Tree Of Life 494240
Observations.org 195432
NCBI Taxonomy 307728
Nature Serve 2.154408
IUCN Red List 151747
IPNI 290995-2
iNaturalist 78269
GBIF 5384095
Freebase /m/0hgq726
FEIS plants/cactus/opupol
EPPO OPUPO
EOL 592880
Elurikkus 532482
Calflora (Californian flora) 9171
US Library of Congress sh00003446
USDA GRIN 314437
Wikipedia Opuntia_polyacantha

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Immunomodulatory Activity of Polysaccharides Isolated from Saussurea salicifolia L. and Saussurea frolovii Ledeb Schepetkin IA, Danilets MG, Ligacheva AA, Trofimova ES, Selivanova NS, Sherstoboev EY, Krivoshchekov SV, Gulina EI, Brazovskii KS, Kirpotina LN, Quinn MT, Belousov MV Molecules 16-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10536955
doi:10.3390/molecules28186655
PMID:37764432
Circumventing Heisenberg: non-invasive methods for cell biology Nick P Protoplasma 26-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10403388
doi:10.1007/s00709-023-01884-0
PMID:37491537
More than a spiny morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae) Köhler M, Reginato M, Jin JJ, Majure LC Ann Bot 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10799996
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad098
PMID:37467174
Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade (Opuntia; Opuntieae): Evidence for the Role of the Grand Canyon in the Biogeographic History of the Iconic Beavertail Cactus and Relatives Majure LC, Murphy TH, Köhler M, Puente R, Hodgson WC Plants (Basel) 18-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10385227
doi:10.3390/plants12142677
PMID:37514291
Plague mitigation for prairie dog and black-footed ferret conservation: Degree and duration of flea control with 0.005% fipronil grain bait Eads DA, Livieri TM, Dobesh P, Hughes JP, Fly J, Redmond H, Childers E, Schwarz MS, Biggins DE Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis 25-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10250916
doi:10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100124
PMID:37305434
Synchrotron micro-computed tomography unveils the three-dimensional structure and origin of staminodes in the Plains Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (Cactaceae) Cota-Sánchez JH, Falconer DJ, de Almeida OJ, Stobbs JA, Vera-Vélez R, Rice RS, Belliveau NA Protoplasma 09-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC9995257
doi:10.1007/s00709-023-01846-6
PMID:36890289
Betalains in Edible Fruits of Three Cactaceae Taxa—Epiphyllum, Hylocereus, and Opuntia—Their LC-MS/MS and FTIR Identification and Biological Activities Evaluation Barkociová M, Tóth J, Sutor K, Drobnicka N, Wybraniec S, Dudík B, Bilková A, Czigle S Plants (Basel) 04-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8708308
doi:10.3390/plants10122669
PMID:34961142
Unraveling Reticulate Evolution in Opuntia (Cactaceae) From Southern Mexico Granados-Aguilar X, Granados Mendoza C, Cervantes CR, Montes JR, Arias S Front Plant Sci 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7838128
doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.606809
PMID:33519858
Seasonal home ranges and habitat selection of three elk (Cervus elaphus) herds in North Dakota Amor JM, Newman R, Jensen WF, Rundquist BC, Walter WD, Boulanger JR PLoS One 04-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6361512
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211650
PMID:30716128
Chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities of Opuntia stricta cladodes Izuegbuna O, Otunola G, Bradley G PLoS One 29-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6350967
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209682
PMID:30695064
The influence of cactus spine surface structure on puncture performance and anchoring ability is tuned for ecology Crofts SB, Anderson PS Proc Biol Sci 21-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6253362
doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2280
PMID:30464068
Soil Aggregate Stability and Grassland Productivity Associations in a Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie Reinhart KO, Vermeire LT PLoS One 28-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC4965036
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160262
PMID:27467598
Prairie dogs increase fitness by killing interspecific competitors Hoogland JL, Brown CR Proc Biol Sci 30-Mar-2016
PMCID:PMC4822469
doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0144
PMID:27009223
How do secretory products cross the plant cell wall to be released? A new hypothesis involving cyclic mechanical actions of the protoplast Paiva EA Ann Bot 29-Feb-2016
PMCID:PMC4817504
doi:10.1093/aob/mcw012
PMID:26929201
Spatial interactions between sympatric carnivores: asymmetric avoidance of an intraguild predator Grassel SM, Rachlow JL, Williams CJ Ecol Evol 19-Jun-2015
PMCID:PMC4541984
doi:10.1002/ece3.1561
PMID:26306165

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