Opuntia engelmannii flexispina (Griffiths) Lodé (2023:181)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Opuntia flexospina Griffiths in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 87 (1916); Opuntia strigil var. flexospina (Griffiths) L.D.Benson in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46: 79 (1974); Opuntia engelmannii var. flexospina (Griffiths) B.D.Parfitt & Pinkava in Madroño 35: 348 (1988 publ. 1989)
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of O. aciculata) (POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1911 (Ripley, 1975:42)
Previously considered possibly Extinct ("poEX") (Ripley, 1975:42).
Distribution & Habitat
Webb County, Texas, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 29 November 2024]
Ripley, S. Dillon. (1975). Report on endangered and threatened species of the United States. House Document 94-51: 1-200 [42].