prairie pricklypear (Opuntia macrorhiza)
Opuntia macrorhiza is a low-growing prickly pear cactus native to central/southern North America. It has large tuberous roots, flattened green pads, yellow flowers, and.
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Synonyms
Cactus tuberculatus Willd.
Opuntia fusiformis Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia grandiflora Engelm.
Opuntia leptocarpa Mackensen
Opuntia loomisii Peebles
Opuntia plumbea Rose
Opuntia roseana Mackensen
Opuntia seguina C.Z.Nelson
Opuntia stenochila Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia tuberculata (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia xanthoglochia Griffiths
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyCactaceae
- genusOpuntia
- speciesOpuntia macrorhiza