Old-man Prickly-pear (Opuntia erinacea var. ursina)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cactaceae
State: AZ, CA, NV, UT
Nature Serve ID: 138048
Lifeform: Shrub
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/13/2022

Description:

Where is Old-man Prickly-pear (Opuntia erinacea var. ursina) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Old-man Prickly-pear can be found in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah

Which CPC Partners conserve Old-man Prickly-pear (Opuntia erinacea var. ursina)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 10/14/22

The Huntington

Not Sponsored

Assigned 10/30/23

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 3 accessions of Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 4730 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 18 maternal plants