Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina
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Family Cactaceae
Taxonomy: Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow (basionym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 9 traits from 9 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_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_shape (categorical): terete (1) [sources: ABRS_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 (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 6 | 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. |