| Opuntia basilaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. basilaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, 1857
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Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave, Anza-Borrego, and Colorado Deserts, as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico. It is also found throughout the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region as well as into southern Utah and Nevada, and in the western Arizona regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley.[2][3]
- ^ Pinkava, D.J.; Baker, M.; Puente, R. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia basilaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152316A121587572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152316A121587572.en. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Jepsonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Opuntia basilaris". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.