Taxon:  Opuntia violacea Engelm. ex B. D. Jacks.



Summary
Genus:
Opuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Opuntieae
Nomen number:
420186
Place of publication:
Index kew. 2:358.  1894 (W. H. Emory, Not. milit. reconn. 157, fig. 8.  1848, nom. inval.)
Comment:
nom. provis. in Engelm.: "I must consider it as a distinct species to which I would give the name of O. violacea." and "my descriptions ... and the names given by me, must remain doubtful till we are able to obtain some more data ..."
Verified:
11/12/2020 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family 506.
  2. Benson, L. 1982. The cacti of the United States and Canada
  3. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  4. Irish, M. 2001. The ornamental prickly pear industry in the southwestern United States. Florida Entomol. 84:484.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=420186. Accessed 10 October 2026.