Opuntia leptocaulis--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 003.jpg
Native to Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; introduced into Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces, Spain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
United States, Texas (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
Location Remarks
4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin Texas
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cylindropuntia
Specific Epithet
leptocaulis
Authorship
(DC.) F.M.Knuth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#327,021 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
6%
