Opuntia ammophila
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Opuntia ammophila is a species of plant in the genus Opuntia ( Opuntia ) from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet ammophila means '(Greek ammophilus) sand-, dust-loving'.
description
Opuntia ammophila grows as a shrub with a few branched, spreading branches, is more or less upright and reaches heights of growth of 1 to 2 meters. A conspicuous trunk is formed. The light green, elongated to narrowly elliptical or obovate shoot sections are 3.8 to 17.2 inches long and 3.8 to 6 inches wide. The leaf rudiments on it are elongated, conical, the numerous areoles conspicuous and the glochids long and dense. The one or two very slender, reddish thorns turn gray with age and are 2 to 6 centimeters long.
The bright yellow flowers reach a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. The obovate, reddish purple fruits are 2 to 3 centimeters long.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Opuntia ammophila is distributed in the United States in the state of Florida on sand dunes in an area of 24,400 km².
It was first described in 1919 by John Kunkel Small . Nomenclatory synonyms are Opuntia compressa var. Ammophila (Small) LDBenson (1969, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4) and Opuntia humifusa var. Ammophila (Small) LDBenson (1976).
In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered. The development of the populations is considered stable.
proof
literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 447 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Journal of the New York Botanical Garden . Volume 20, 1919, pp. 29-30 (online) .
- ↑ Opuntia ammophila in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014.3. Posted by: Majure, L., 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.