Opuntia leoglossa
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Opuntia leoglossa Font & M.Köhler
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Opuntia schickendantzii F.A.C.Weber (misapplied)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 17 records in 2 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): 30 mm (25-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 15 mm (15-15 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 15 mm (15-15 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 275 mm (200-350 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 47.5 mm (35-60 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear_elliptical (1); oblong (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.25 m (0.7-1.8 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 9 | 13 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |