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Opuntia tomentosa

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64405a9426e17325976609
Scientific name Opuntia tomentosa
Authority Salm-Dyck
First published in Observ. Bot. Hort. Dyck. 3: 8. 1822.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Opuntia micrarthra Griffiths in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 130. 1913.
Opuntia tomentella A.Berger in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 147. 1912.
Opuntia sarca Griffiths ex Scheinvar in Phytologia 49: 328. 1981.
Cactus hernandezii (DC.) Oken in Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1911. 1841.
Cactus tomentosus Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 24. 1822.
Opuntia tomentosa var. hernandezii (DC.) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 20(4): 96. 1975.
Opuntia hernandezii DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 69, t. 16. 1828.
Opuntia macdougaliana Rose in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 516. 1908.
Opuntia velutina var. macdougaliana (Rose) Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 17(4): 119. 1972.
Opuntia oblongata H.Wendl. in Cat. Hort. Herrenh.: . 1835.
Opuntia icterica Griffiths in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 23: 138. 1913.
Opuntia spraguei G.J.Ortega Fl. Ind. Sinaloa: 6. 1929.
Opuntia rileyi J.G.Ortega Apuntes Fl. Indig. Sinaloa, Fam. Cact. C.: 8. 1929.
Opuntia hernandezii var. typica Rol.-Goss. in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 15: 507. 1909.
Opuntia tomentosa var. herrerae Scheinvar in Phytologia 49: 332. 1981.
Opuntia tomentosa var. rileyi (J.G.Ortega) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 542. 1958.
Opuntia tomentosa var. spraguei (J.G.Ortega) Backeb. Cactaceae 1: 542. 1958.
Nopal silvestre Thierry ex Rümpler Handb. Cacteenk.: 929. 1885.
Nopalea sylvestre Thierry-Menonv. Voy. Guax. 2: 277. 1787.
Cactus sylvestris Lancry Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 459, 470 1792

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Language Common/alternative name
English velvety tree pear
English woollyjoint pricklypear
Spanish nopal chamacuerito
Chinese 绒毛团扇

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Queensland
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    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001287153
USDA Plants OPTO2
Tropicos 5100440
INPN 455828
Flora of Italy 8545
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:137112-1
The Plant List tro-5100440
PFAF Opuntia tomentosa
Open Tree Of Life 793919
Observations.org 199574
NCBI Taxonomy 867506
Nature Serve 2.156619
IUCN Red List 152791
IPNI 137112-1
iNaturalist 165906
GBIF 5384035
EPPO OPUTO
EOL 589457
Elurikkus 532466
Calflora (Californian flora) 9172
USDA GRIN 25874
Wikipedia Opuntia_tomentosa

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Changes in the core species of the ant-plant network of oak forest converted to grassland: replacement of its ant functional groups Cuautle M, Díaz-Castelazo C, Castillo-Guevara C, Torres Lagunes CG PeerJ 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9288171
doi:10.7717/peerj.13679
PMID:35855899
Temperature Dependence for Survival, Development, and Reproduction of the Cactus Cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) El Aalaoui M, Sbaghi M Insects 30-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9142946
doi:10.3390/insects13050426
PMID:35621762
Morphology and Anatomy of Branch–Branch Junctions in Opuntia ficus-indica and Cylindropuntia bigelovii: A Comparative Study Supported by Mechanical Tissue Quantification Mylo MD, Hesse L, Masselter T, Leupold J, Drozella K, Speck T, Speck O Plants (Basel) 27-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8618873
doi:10.3390/plants10112313
PMID:34834679
Reviewing the Benefits of Grazing/Browsing Semiarid Rangeland Feed Resources and the Transference of Bioactivity and Pro-Healthy Properties to Goat Milk and Cheese: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation and Hepatic Steatosis Prevention Delgadillo-Puga C, Cuchillo-Hilario M Animals (Basel) 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8532773
doi:10.3390/ani11102942
PMID:34679963
Global Actions for Managing Cactus Invasions Novoa A, Brundu G, Day MD, Deltoro V, Essl F, Foxcroft LC, Fried G, Kaplan H, Kumschick S, Lloyd S, Marchante E, Marchante H, Paterson ID, Pyšek P, Richardson DM, Witt A, Zimmermann HG, Wilson JR Plants (Basel) 16-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6843271
doi:10.3390/plants8100421
PMID:31623290
Seed Anatomy and Water Uptake in Relation to Seed Dormancy in Opuntia tomentosa (Cactaceae, Opuntioideae) Orozco-Segovia A, Márquez-Guzmán J, Sánchez-Coronado ME, Gamboa de Buen A, Baskin JM, Baskin CC Ann Bot 13-Feb-2007
PMCID:PMC2802935
doi:10.1093/aob/mcm001
PMID:17298989
Structure–Function Relationships in Highly Modified Shoots of Cactaceae MAUSETH JD Ann Bot 01-Nov-2006
PMCID:PMC2803597
doi:10.1093/aob/mcl133
PMID:16820405

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