Opuntia dillenii
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cactus dillenii Ker Gawl. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Opuntia stricta var. dillenii (Ker Gawl.) L.D.Benson (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), NHNSW_2023 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 28 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 55 mm (50-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (25-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 32.5 mm (25-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): purple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): terete (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): orbicular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 19 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |