AusTraits

Opuntia leucotricha

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Family Cactaceae

Taxonomy: Opuntia leucotricha DC.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 40 records in 6 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: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 27.5 mm (20-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 25 mm (20-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): red (2); yellow (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 200 mm (100-300 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 137.5 mm (75-200 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1); orbicular (1); subulate (1); widely_obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_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; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.75 m (1-4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231115Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023914VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.