Opuntia repens

Opuntia repens
Opuntia repens segments and flowers.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. repens
Binomial name
Opuntia repens

Opuntia repens, the roving pricklypear, is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Description

It is a small shrub, growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with yellow flowers and red fruit. Like its cousins, "jumping cholla" Opuntias of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado deserts, it propagates by a segment dislodging after spines are caught in a large mammal's fur, whereby the segment is transported to another location.[citation needed] This is in addition to propagation by seed.

References

  1. ↑ Majure, L.; Griffith, P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia repens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T151835A121569557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151835A121569557.en. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Opuntia repens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (1996). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.