Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia humifusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Opuntia |
Species: | O. humifusa |
Binomial name | |
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. | |
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Natural range of Opuntia humifusa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Contents
Description
devil's-tongue
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Opuntia humifusa:
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Apidae: Bombus impatiens
Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus
Apidae: Mellisodes communis
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata
Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum
Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense
Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
Megachilidae: Megachile policaris