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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5100063, with some changes.

M Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Opuntia (family Cactaceae).

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as an accepted name (record 5100063) with original publication details: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 301 301 1856.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316095-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Opuntia erinacea var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) L.D. Benson Synonym L TRO
Opuntia erinacea var. ursina (F.A.C. Weber) Parish Synonym L TRO
Opuntia hystricina Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow Synonym M TRO
Opuntia hystricina var. ursina (F.A.C. Weber) Backeb. Synonym L TRO
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) B.D. Parfitt Synonym L TRO
Opuntia ursina F.A.C. Weber Synonym M TRO

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