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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Angiospermae
  3. Magnoliopsida
  4. Caryophyllales
  5. Cactaceae
  6. Opuntia

Preferred term

Opuntia

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • nopal
  • prickly pear

Has taxonomic rank

In other languages

  • Opuntia

    Spanish

  • nopal
  • prickly pear

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20791

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