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Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra  Engelm.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 195328

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Variety  
  Synonym(s): Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra (Engelm.) L.D. Benson
  
  Common Name(s): purple pricklypear [English]
  
    redjoint pricklypear [English]
  
    longspine pricklypear [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusOpuntia Mill. – figues de Barbarie, pricklypear, cholla  
                                  SpeciesOpuntia macrocentra Engelm. – Nopal violaceo, purple pricklypear  
                                     VarietyOpuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra Engelm. – purple pricklypear, redjoint pricklypear, longspine pricklypear  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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