Opuntia fulgida--AZ. 70 mi N of Phoenix on Hwy 17. 5 Jun 03. 007.jpg
Native to Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest; introduced into Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Western Australia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Arizona, Yavapai County (Black Canyon City)
34.055, -112.164167
Location Remarks
West of Flagstaff on Route 66, then 3.8 miles south on Woody Mountain Road
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cylindropuntia
Specific Epithet
fulgida
Authorship
(Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#235,507 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
6%
