Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | opuntia; prickly-pear cactus; prickly pear cactus; pricklypear cactus; prickly-pear; prickly pear; pricklypear; true prickly-pear; true prickly pear; prickle-pear cactus; prickle pear cactus; pricklepear cactus; prickle-pear; prickle pear; nopal; tuna; tuna cactus |
| Species common name(s) | beaver-tail prickly-pear; beaver-tail prickly pear; beaver tail prickly pear; beavertail prickly-pear; beavertail prickly pear; beavertail pricklypear; beavertail prickly pear; beaver-tail prickly-pear cactus; beaver tail prickly pear cactus; beavertail prickly-pear cactus; beavertail prickly pear cactus; beavertail pricklypear cactus; beaver-tail cactus; beavertail cactus; beaver tail cactus; beaver-tail tuna; beaver-tail; beavertail; beaver tail; nopal del castor |
| | | | | | | Common name(s), rejected | not recommended: Indian-fig, Indian fig, Indian-fig prickly-pear, Indian-fig prickly pear, Indian-fig pricklypear, Indian fig prickly pear, Indian-fig opuntia, Indian fig opuntia, Indian pear |
| | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths; Opuntia humistrata Griffiths |
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