Opuntia humifusa
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cactus compressus Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cactus humifusus Raf. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cactus opuntia L. (taxonomic synonym)
- Opuntia compressa J.F.Macbr. (taxonomic synonym)
- Opuntia opuntia J.M.Coult. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (18), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 32 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 36.25 mm (20-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): purple (1); red (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 6 mm (4-8 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): spiral (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); mat-forming (1); spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 13 | 18 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 4 | 5 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 1 | 1 | 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.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |