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Opuntia engelmannii (L. Benson) Parfitt & Pinkava Cactus apple; Engelmanns Pricklypear

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All Floras       Advanced Search FNA Vol. 4 Page 135, 136 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 4 | Cactaceae | Opuntia 12d. Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann var. flavispina (L. D. Benson) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava, Madroño. 35: 348. 1988. Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann var. flavispina L. D. Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46: 79. 1974 Stem segments obovate, 15-23 × 14-18 cm, to 1.5 times longer than wide. Spines (0-)1-7 per areole, evenly distributed on stem segments, arching downward, yellow with extreme reddish brown basal portions, aging deep red to black, often twisted, the longest 65-75 mm, smaller ones depressed, whitish. 2 n = 66. Flowering spring (Apr-May). Sonoran Desert, sandy bajadas; 500-800 m; Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora).   Related Objects   Distribution Map Map   Related Links (opens in a new window) Other Databases W 3 TROPICOS IPNI  |  eFlora Home  |  People Search  |  Help  |  ActKey  |  Hu Cards  |  Glossary  |

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All Floras       Advanced Search FNA Vol. 4 Page 135, 136 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 4 | Cactaceae | Opuntia 12e. Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann var. flexispina (Griffiths) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava, Madroño. 35: 348. 1988. Opuntia flexispina Griffiths, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 87. 1916; O. strigil Engelmann var. flexispina (Griffiths) L. D. Benson Stem segments ovate to subcircular, 20-35 × 15-30 cm, to 1.5 times longer than wide. Spines (0-)1-5 per areole, evenly distributed on stem segments, deflexed sharply (not arching) or recurving laterally, yellow, sometimes with brown basal portions, flexible, the longest 50-80 mm. Flowering spring. Rangelands, on hills; of conservation concern; 100-200 m; Tex. Opuntia engelmannii var. flexispina is recognized here reluctantly because it is so poorly known; more study is required to assess its status. Its distribution is limited to Webb and Zapata counties, Texas, according to D. Weniger (1970).   Related Objects   Distribution Map Map   Related Links (opens in a new window) Other Databases W 3 TROPICOS IPNI  |  eFlora Home  |  People Search  |  Help  |  ActKey  |  Hu Cards  |  Glossary  |

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All Floras       Advanced Search FNA Vol. 4 Page 132, 133, 135, 136 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 4 | Cactaceae | Opuntia 12c. Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann var. lindheimeri (Engelmann) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava, Madroño. 35: 346. 1988. Texas pricklypear Opuntia lindheimeri Engelmann, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 207. 1850; O. lindheimeri var. lehmannii L. D. Benson; O. lindheimeri var. tricolor (Griffiths) L. D. Benson; O. subarmata Griffiths; O. tardispina Griffiths Stem segments broadly obovate to subcircular, 15-30 × 12.5-25 cm, sometimes broader than wide, to 1.5 times longer than wide. Spines (0-)1-6 per areole, evenly distributed on stem segment to absent, yellow throughout, sometimes with red or red-brown extreme bases, aging blackish, longest 12-75 mm. 2 n = 66. Flowering spring (Mar-Jun). Chihuahuan Desert, plains to woodlands and chaparral, sandy to gravelly or rocky soils; 0-1900 m; La. , N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico; South Africa (introduced). L. D. Benson (1982) grouped all large, yellow-spined plants in the Texas region under Opuntia lindheimeri . Plants known as O. lindheimeri var. lehmannii have large, wavy stem segments that are broader than long. Opuntia lindheimeri var. tricolor (Griffiths) L. D. Benson is a morphotype with long, yellow spines to 75 mm; and O. subarmata Griffiths is a morphotype with spineless or nearly spineless stems. Although Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri is a hexaploid, like the rest of O. engelmanni , several individuals were recorded as 2 n = 22, 44, and ca. 44; however, such numbers require taxon verification. Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri hybridizes with O. stricta, forming hexaploid O. × alta Griffiths, and with O. macrorhiza Engelmann, forming pentaploid O. × edwardsii V. E. Grant & K. A. Grant.   Related Objects   Distribution Map Map   Related Links (opens in a new window) Other Databases W 3 TROPICOS IPNI  |  eFlora Home  |  People Search  |  Help  |  ActKey  |  Hu Cards  |  Glossary  |

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All Floras       Advanced Search FNA Vol. 4 Page 135 , 136 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 4 | Cactaceae | Opuntia 12b. Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelmann var. linguiformis (Griffiths) B. D. Parfitt & Pinkava, Madroño. 35: 347. 1988. Cow’s tongue pricklypear Opuntia linguiformis Griffiths, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 270, plate 27 (lower). 1908; O. lindheimeri Engelmann var. linguiformis (Griffiths) L. D. Benson Stem segments lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, becoming very elongate, often falcate, 35-120+ × 8-17.5 cm, 2+ times longer than wide. Spines 0-3 per areole, absent or irregularly to regularly arranged at most distal areoles, yellow, aging blackish, longest 12-30 mm. 2 n = 66. Flowering spring (Apr-May). Deserts; 100-600 m; Ariz., Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila). Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis is widely cultivated, at times escaping and becoming established in native desert vegetation. It was questionably reported to be native in Bexar County, Texas (D. Weniger 1984).   Related Objects   Distribution Map Map   Related Links (opens in a new window) Other Databases W 3 TROPICOS IPNI  |  eFlora Home  |  People Search  |  Help  |  ActKey  |  Hu Cards  |  Glossary  |

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. cactus apple         Symbol:   OPEN3   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Cactaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Shrub   Native Status:   L48    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. ©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany . United States, AZ, Mesa vicinity, N.E. of town on Highway 87. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Opuntia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AZ , CA , LA , MO, MS, NM , NV , OK, TX , UT )   Related Taxa: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. View 51 genera in Cactaceae , 59 species in Opuntia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Opuntia engelmannii var. cuija cactus apple Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii cactus apple Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina cactus apple Opuntia engelmannii var. flexospina cactus apple Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis cactus apple Native    Introduced   Classification: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Caryophyllidae Order Caryophyllales Family Cactaceae – Cactus family Genus Opuntia Mill. – pricklypear Species Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. – cactus apple   Threatened and Endangered Information: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Arizona : Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii Engelmann's prickly-pear              Salvage restricted Opuntia engelmannii var. flavispina              Salvage restricted   More Accounts and Images: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA). View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195316. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).   Related Web Sites: Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm. FL-South American Cactus Moth (UofFL) Global Invasive Species Database Jamaica-Introduction to the Cactus Moth MS-Early Detection and Reporting of Cactus Moth TX-Tracking the Cactus Moth USDA ARS-South American Cactus Moth Control www.pestalert.org     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 08:41 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 8 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Opuntia engelmannii%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0000 0000 0502 0043 [detail] © 2002 James B. Gratiot Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0000 0000 0502 0044 [detail] © 2002 James B. Gratiot Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0072 3301 1163 0039 [detail] Robert Potts © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0072 3301 1163 0040 [detail] Robert Potts © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Opuntia engelmannii Engelmann Pricklypear ID: 0000 0000 0504 0672 [detail] © 2004 Robert Sivinski Opuntia engelmannii Engelmann Pricklypear ID: 0000 0000 0405 2330 [detail] © 2005 George Rembert Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0000 0000 0108 1395 [detail] © 2008 Christopher L. Christie Opuntia engelmannii Cactus Apple ID: 0000 0000 0108 1396 [detail] © 2008 Christopher L. Christie Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley