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Opuntia spp.
(Cactaceae)
prickly pear cactus

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Taxonomy & nomenclature Impacts Full-text articles

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Opuntia sp.
Nomenclatural information about Opuntia sp. is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Opuntia sp.
Nomenclatural information about Opuntia sp. is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Opuntia spp. (Cactaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Opuntia spp. as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

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