Taxon: Opuntia rastrera F. A. C. Weber

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Species on the following lists:

• CITES Appendix II
  
• Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

Common names:

• cuija   (Source: Cact Fam ) – Spanish
  

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - San Luis Potosi

References:

• Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family. 515.
• Backeberg, C. 1958. Die Cactaceae. 511.
• Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 328.
• Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 256.
• CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Opuntia rastrera.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Opuntia rastrera.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Opuntia rastrera.

Check other web resources for Opuntia rastrera F. A. C. Weber:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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