Opuntia phaeacantha
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (4). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 8 traits from 8 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 (30-30 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): berry (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): red (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): cladode (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): palmoid (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1); sprawling (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2022 | 4 | 4 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2023 | 4 | 4 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |