Occurrence
Human Observation
Least Concern
Buerki S., Robertson I. s.n.
This occurrence of Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. (Buerki S., Robertson I. s.n.) was collected on May 29, 2026 in United States. Flora of the World includes 5 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Specific Epithet
fragilis
Authorship
(Nutt.) Haw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Least Concern
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#204,856 of 335,497
Top 62%
Extinction probability
5%