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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

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Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Opuntia rubescens Salm-Dyck ex DC.

Cactaceae

SE North America (Puerto Rico to Guadeloupe)

hel xer

Consolea catacantha (Link & Otto) Lem. Consolea guanicana (K.Schum.) F.M.Knuth Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem. Opuntia catacantha Link & Otto Opuntia ferox Bello non Haw. Opuntia guanicana K.Schum. ex Gürke Opuntia spinosissima Eggers & Krebs non Mill. Opuntia tuberculata Eggers Opuntia tuna Duss p.p.

reddening pricklypear; prickly pear, sour pricklypear (Puerto Rico); tree cactus (Virgin Island)

opuntia raquette-volante; petites raquettes (Guadeloupe); raquette arborescente à piquants, raquette volante (Lesser Antilles)

tuna (Puerto Rico); tuna de petate; tuna de yagua (Puerto Rico)

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Latin name	Opuntia rubescens Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico to Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer
Use	pl
Synonym	Consolea catacantha (Link & Otto) Lem. Consolea guanicana (K.Schum.) F.M.Knuth Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem. Opuntia catacantha Link & Otto Opuntia ferox Bello non Haw. Opuntia guanicana K.Schum. ex Gürke Opuntia spinosissima Eggers & Krebs non Mill. Opuntia tuberculata Eggers Opuntia tuna Duss p.p.
English name	reddening pricklypear; prickly pear, sour pricklypear (Puerto Rico); tree cactus (Virgin Island)
French name	opuntia raquette-volante; petites raquettes (Guadeloupe); raquette arborescente à piquants, raquette volante (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	tuna (Puerto Rico); tuna de petate; tuna de yagua (Puerto Rico)
Other name
Trade name