Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. belongs to the Cactaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Specific Epithet
fragilis
Authorship
(Nutt.) Haw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#204,856 of 335,497
Top 62%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
United States, Idaho, Payette County (New Plymouth)
43.891600, -116.768800
Location Remarks
Sagebrush steppe
Collectors
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