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Black-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia macrocentra
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Purple PricklypearOpuntia azurea
Tulip PricklypearOpuntia camanchica
Santa Rita PricklypearOpuntia santa-rita
Brown-spined PricklypearOpuntia phaeacantha
Violet PricklypearOpuntia gosseliniana
Twist-spined PricklypearOpuntia tortispina
Engelmann's PricklypearOpuntia engelmannii
Opuntia gilvescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,297 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1,449 |
| Texas | 1,003 |
| Arizona | 636 |
| Mexico | 177 |
| Chihuahua | 89 |
| Durango | 62 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 13 |
| Sonora | 11 |
| Missouri | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | cacti · Cactaceae |
| Genus | Prickly Pears · Opuntia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-spined Pricklypear with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.