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Opuntia polyacantha

Opuntia polyacantha Haw.  
Family: Cactaceae
[Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis (Engelm.) L. D. Benson, moreOpuntia heacockiae Arp, Opuntia juniperina Britton & Rose, Opuntia missouriensis DC., Opuntia polyacantha var. juniperina (Britton & Rose) L. D. Benson, Opuntia polyacantha var. rufispina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) L. D. Benson, Opuntia rhodantha K. Schum., Opuntia rubrifolia Engelm. ex Coult., Opuntia rutila Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray, Opuntia schweriniana K. Schum., Opuntia sphaerocarpa Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow, Opuntia sphaerocarpa var. utahensis Engelm.]