Opuntia cochenillifera (Cactaceae)

Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Opuntia cochenillifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Opuntia cochenillifera--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Opuntia cochenillifera information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Opuntia cochenillifera, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Opuntia cochenillifera
Nomenclatural information about Opuntia cochenillifera is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Opuntia cochenillifera impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Opuntia cochenillifera as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Images

Opuntia cochenillifera information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Opuntia cochenillifera in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Opuntia cochenillifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Opuntia cochenillifera--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Opuntia cochenillifera worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Opuntia cochenillifera is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Full-text articles

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Experts

Other resources

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 16 October 2017 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.