Difference between revisions of "Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis"
Madroño 35: 347. 1988.
Common names: Cow’s tongue pricklypear
Basionym: Opuntia linguiformis Griffiths
Synonyms: Opuntia lindheimeri var. linguiformis (Griffiths) L. D. Benson
FNA>Volume Importer |
FNA>Volume Importer |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
|elevation=100-600 m | |elevation=100-600 m | ||
|distribution=Ariz.;Tex.;Mexico (Coahuila). | |distribution=Ariz.;Tex.;Mexico (Coahuila). | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis is widely cultivated, at times escaping and becoming established in native desert vegetation. It was questionably reported to be native in Bexar County, Texas (D. Weniger 1984).</p> | + | |discussion=<p><i>Opuntia engelmannii </i>var.<i> linguiformis</i> is widely cultivated, at times escaping and becoming established in native desert vegetation. It was questionably reported to be native in Bexar County, Texas (D. Weniger 1984).</p> |
|tables= | |tables= | ||
|references= | |references= | ||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
|publication year=1988 | |publication year=1988 | ||
|special status= | |special status= | ||
| − | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/ | + | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/8f726806613d60c220dc4493de13607dd3150896/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V4/V4_254.xml |
|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae | |subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae | ||
|genus=Opuntia | |genus=Opuntia | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 18 September 2019
Stem segments lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, becoming very elongate, often falcate, 35–120+ × 8–17.5 cm, 2+ times longer than wide. Spines 0–3 per areole, absent or irregularly to regularly arranged at most distal areoles, yellow, aging blackish, longest 12–30 mm. 2n = 66.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Deserts
Elevation: 100-600 m
Distribution
Ariz., Tex., Mexico (Coahuila).
Discussion
Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis is widely cultivated, at times escaping and becoming established in native desert vegetation. It was questionably reported to be native in Bexar County, Texas (D. Weniger 1984).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.