Opuntia lindheimeri
| Opuntia lindheimeri | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. lindheimeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia lindheimeri Engelm. | |
Opuntia lindheimeri is s cactus which is treated by some botanists as a species separate and distinct from O. engelmannii. Britton and Rose also considered that O. lindheimeri is a stand-alone species as did Engelmann who described it in 1850.[1] The point is not settled, and other botanists accept O. lindheimeri as a variety of O. engelmannii. Whatever their taxonomic relationship, the plants are easily distinguished when grown side-by-side and do not generally overlap in their natural ranges.
Almost any large Opuntia in TX, NM, or AZ has probably been misidentified or misunderstood over the years, and O. lindheimeri is no exception.
References
- ↑ "Boston Journal of Natural History 6: 209, 1850" (PDF). Opuntia Web.
External links
- Opuntia lindhiemeri photo gallery at Opuntia Web
- Checklist of differences between O. lindheimeri and O. engelmannii
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