Opuntia repens
Opuntia repens, the roving pricklypear,[2] is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is a small shrub, growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with yellow flowers and red fruit.[3] 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. This is in addition to propagation by seed.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. repens |
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References
- Majure, L. & Griffith, P. 2017. Opuntia repens (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T151835A121569557. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151835A121569557.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2021.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Opuntia repens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- 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.
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