Opuntia repens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. repens
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Opuntia repens, the roving pricklypear,[2] is a species of cactus that is native to dry forests Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is a small shrub, growing up to 50 cm (20 in) tall, with yellow flowers and red fruit.[3] Like its cousins, "jumping cholla" Opuntias of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado deserts, it propagates by a segment dislodging after spines are caught in a large mammal's fur, whereby the segment is transported to another location.[citation needed] This is in addition to propagation by seed.
References
[edit]- ^ Majure, L.; Griffith, P. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Opuntia repens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151835A121569557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151835A121569557.en. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ NRCS. "Opuntia repens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (1996). Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden. Vol. 78. Bronx, New York: The New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-89327-402-X.
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