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Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow var. erinacea
CACTACEAE
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Initial Editorial Analysis 7 Apr 2011
Source of Report for California The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Initial Editorial Comments see comments, summary under Opuntia erinacea.
Editorial Recommendation author citation to be checked [resolved]
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 28 Aug 2002 e-mail from Jeff Greenhouse see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates that Bruce Parfitt, The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1] co-author, now considers Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea and Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis as synonyms under the newly described Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt, for which the basionym is Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow.
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary rejection, treated as synonym since The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Current Status JFP-1a, taxonomic or nomenclatural synonym for taxon native to CA
Current Name Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt
Current Status Authority The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2]
Current Status Date 7 Apr 2011
List of names for this Current Status category
List of ICPN names in Opuntia erinacea
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Opuntia

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