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Opuntia ochrocentra Small ex Britton & Rose
Bullsuckers

Opuntia ochrocentra
Copyright by: Lucas C. Majure

Family: Cactaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in the lower Florida Keys.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 289-290) based on one extant occurrence within National Key Deer Refuge. No new occurrences are known.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For a recent taxonomic assessment of O. ochrocentra and O. cubensis in South Florida, see Majure et al. 2014.

Synonyms: O. cubensis, misapplied.

Other data on Opuntia ochrocentra available from :

Opuntia ochrocentra has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native

Opuntia ochrocentra has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Monroe County (Keys) Native

Opuntia ochrocentra has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Keys Cactus Barren
Rockland Hammock

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Opuntia ochrocentra
Copyright by: Lucas C. Majure
Opuntia ochrocentra
Copyright by: Lucas C. Majure
Opuntia ochrocentra
Copyright by: Lucas C. Majure
Opuntia ochrocentra
Copyright by: Lucas C. Majure