Opuntia humifusa

Eastern prickly pear
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. humifusa
Binomial name
Opuntia humifusa
(Raf.) Raf.
Fruiting by the beach at Welwyn Preserve

Opuntia humifusa, commonly known as the devil's-tongue,[2] eastern prickly pear or Indian fig, is a cactus of the genus Opuntia present in parts of the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico.[3]

  1. ^ Majure, L. 2017. Opuntia humifusa (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152374A121591012. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152374A121591012.en. Downloaded on 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Opuntia humifusa​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-26.