Opuntia repens
Opuntia repens segments and flowers.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. repens
Binomial name
Opuntia repens

Opuntia repens, the roving pricklypear,[2] is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is a small shrub, growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with yellow flowers and red fruit.[3] Like its cousins, "jumping cholla" Opuntias of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado deserts, it propagates by a segment dislodging after spines are caught in a large mammal's fur, whereby the segment is transported to another location.[citation needed] This is in addition to propagation by seed.

References

  1. ^ Majure, L.; Griffith, P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia repens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151835A121569557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151835A121569557.en. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Opuntia repens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (1996). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.


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