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Pricklypears Opuntia

This hub compares 3 species records. Across all 4 records, it carries 15 evidence rows from 14 distinct cited sources. The species split is 3 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: pricklypear Opuntia Fire-resistant Consensus 11 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Awaiting evidence: 3 species

Barbary fig Awaiting evidence Opuntia ficus-indica Limited evidence · 2 sources Zones 6–6 genus-level claims ↑
Opuntia maxima Awaiting evidence Opuntia maxima Limited evidence · 1 source genus-level claims ↑
plains pricklypear Awaiting evidence Opuntia polyacantha Limited evidence · 1 source Zones 4–4 genus-level claims ↑

About pricklypears

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: perennial, shrub. The records span published USDA zones 4–9. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Opuntia: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated pricklypears grow

Tagged as growing in 23 states.

See Opuntia on Grow → · JSON