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Taxonomic Details for Opuntia humifusa
| Systematic Resumé: |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Infradivision | Angiospermae |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Opuntia |
| Species | Opuntia humifusa |
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| Common Name: |
Nopal del este, devil's-tongue, pricklypear |
| Authority: |
(Raf.) Raf. |
| Comments: |
Identified by Amy Kunza during plant diversity surveys on the Texas Gulf Coast (this species is not expected within the GCE domain) |
| ITIS TSN: |
19710 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) |
| GCE Contact: |
Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
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| GCE Data Sets: |
PLT-GCET-0711 (Plant richness survey of mainland and barrier island locations along the Texas Gulf Coast in April and May 2005) |
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