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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Opuntia triacantha (Willd.) Sweet

Opuntia triacantha
Copyright by: James Johnson
The similar O. militaris in eastern Cuba, 2013
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Family: Cactaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range:

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Presumed Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

South Florida History and Distribution:

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments:

Synonyms:

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Presumed Extirpated

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status: Possibly Extirpated

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution:

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Opuntia triacantha
Copyright by: James Johnson
The similar O. militaris in eastern Cuba, 2013
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