Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Opuntia > Opuntia leucotricha

Opuntia leucotricha (arborescent pricklypear)

Synonyms:
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Opuntia pailana is a species of the genus Opuntia in the family of Cactaceae. The name pailana comes from the sierra de la Paila in the state of Coahuila Mexico where it has been discovered.
View Wikipedia Record: Opuntia leucotricha

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Predators

Diaspis echinocacti (cactus scale)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0