The Vascular Plants of Iowa
An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
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Opuntia P. Miller
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Opuntia P. Miller
P. Miller
Species:
Opuntia macrorhiza
Engelm.
Species Common Name:
Prickly pear
Habitat:
Sandy prairie
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare southwest, west central, central, and northeast: Allamakee County, Guthrie county Montgomery county, Page county and Polk county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Southern Iowa Drift Plain: Western Portion
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e4650