Opuntia engelmannii: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Species
Opuntia engelmannii
Scientific Name
Opuntia engelmannii

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Opuntia engelmannii

Opuntia engelmannii is a prickly pear common across the south-central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It goes by a variety of common names, including desert prickly pear, discus prickly pear, Engelmann's prickly pear in the US, and nopal, abrojo, joconostle, and vela de coyote in Mexico.

The nomenclatural history of this species is somewhat complicated due to the varieties, as well as its habit of hybridizing with Opuntia phaeacantha. It differs from O. phaeacantha by being green year round instead of turning reddish purple during winter or dry seasons, as well as having yellow flowers with red centers.

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Opuntia engelmannii in languages:

Afrikaans
kleinrondeblaarturksvy
English
Texas prickly-pear
English
Engelmann's prickly pear
English
Cow Tongue Prickly Pear
English
Cow's Tongue Cactus
English
Desert Prickly Pear
English
Discus Prickly Pear
English
Engelmann's Pricklypear
English
Small Round-Leaved Pricklypear
English
Small Round-Leaved Prickly Pear
Portuguese
Figo-pera-lanoso
Russian
Опунция Энгельманна

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Opuntia engelmannii
©Michael Kielb, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
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Opuntia engelmannii
©Max Ramey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Paul Donahue, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Otters inverts, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Otters inverts, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Otters inverts, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Otters inverts, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©dlagrande, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Cristian Meling, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Max Ramey, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jairo Uribarri, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kamonsen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jennifer Heron, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kthor, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©kthor, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jessica Moreno, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Brian Johnson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©spekarske, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Christopher Nowakowski, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Christopher Nowakowski, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Christopher Nowakowski, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
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©skmohr09, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Diego Meneses, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Diego Meneses, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Diego Meneses, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Diego Meneses, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jamie Simmons, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Vikki Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©makelikeanapeman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©makelikeanapeman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©charles_hines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©charles_hines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©charles_hines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©charles_hines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©nature1111, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©nature1111, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©jboreal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©nutsaboutkitties, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©nutsaboutkitties, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Delgado Fabela Jared Fabián, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Delgado Fabela Jared Fabián, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Opuntia Cadereytensis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Opuntia Cadereytensis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Opuntia Cadereytensis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sergio Marines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sergio Marines, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©theslowloris, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©tierrarounder, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©brendanboyd, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jorge Alberto Sanchez Walle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jorge Alberto Sanchez Walle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Jorge Alberto Sanchez Walle, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©gman122, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©gman122, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©gman122, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jason S Grodman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mike Plagens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kris-pete-andersen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©kris-pete-andersen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©kris-pete-andersen, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Rick, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Arturo C. Mendoza, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Arturo C. Mendoza, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©katcarlson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Andrés Ortega Chufani, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Andrea Villalobos, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©s_cerda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©s_cerda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©s_cerda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©s_cerda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©s_cerda, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©E. Merkt, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©wanderingeden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©wanderingeden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©wanderingeden, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©hmatillano, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©jennifer_patterson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Wendy Diaz, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©brite-ny, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©emilyhoranimal, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Pedro B. Dávila Valdés, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Paul Donahue, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Hesner Coto Fuentes, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Hesner Coto Fuentes, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Opuntia engelmannii
©amoritasw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Opuntia engelmannii
©amoritasw, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Bonnie Nickel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-ND)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Bonnie Nickel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-ND)
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©Bonnie Nickel, some rights reserved (CC-BY-ND)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Eric Hough, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Eric Hough, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©brock, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Ramón Isaac Miramontes Cinco, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Rich Kostecke, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©golfgirl5225, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jeff Bisbee, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©KB, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
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©Kyle Jackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©PRAC Huichapan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©mbmaria, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jo Roberts, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Kathy Saucier, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Fernando Mondaca Fernandez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Eduardo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Eduardo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Eduardo, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sarah Kulis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sarah Kulis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sarah Kulis, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Seth Engelbourg, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Cristian Meling, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Opuntia engelmannii
©ralphbates, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kdeblonk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kdeblonk, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC-BY)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mat Chirman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mat Chirman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mat Chirman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mat Chirman, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Sequoia Janirella Wrens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Jeff, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mixael Martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mixael Martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mixael Martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©Mixael Martinez, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©bmasinton, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©bmasinton, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©bmasinton, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Opuntia engelmannii
©kmalope, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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