The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Opuntia P. Miller P. Miller
Species:
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Synonym(s):

Opuntia compressa (Salisb.) J. P. Macbr.

Species Common Name:
Eastern prickly pear
Habitat:
Dry, sandy soil
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare east and south
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Sand Provinces
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e4644