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Heacock's Prickly-pear (Opuntia heacockiae)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Cactaceae
  • State: CO
  • Nature Serve ID: 145890
  • Lifeform: Shrub
  • Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/30/2023
Description:

Where is Heacock's Prickly-pear (Opuntia heacockiae) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Heacock's Prickly-pear can be found in Colorado

Which CPC Partners conserve Heacock's Prickly-pear (Opuntia heacockiae)?

  • The Huntington

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 10/30/23
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Opuntia heacockiae
    Authority
    Family Cactaceae
    CPC Number 46817
    ITIS
    USDA OPPOP
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names
    Associated Scientific Names
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Colorado S2S3
    Ecological Relationships

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