Opuntia hitchcockii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
Tribe: | Opuntieae |
Genus: | Opuntia |
Species: | O. hitchcockii
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Binomial name | |
Opuntia hitchcockii González Ortega
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Opuntia hitchcockii, commonly known as Hitchcock's prickly pear, is a species of prickly pear cactus in the family Cactaceae. It was described by Jesús González Ortega in 1929.[1] The species range spreads throughout parts of Sinaloa, and Nayarit, where it grows primarily in the dry shrub-land zone of Mexico.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Opuntia hitchcockii J.G. Ortega". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Opuntia hitchcockii J.G.Ortega | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-09.