Native plant · CACTACEAE
Opuntia mesacantha subsp. lata
PRICKLYPEAR
Also known as: Opuntia mesacantha lata
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Opuntia mesacantha subsp. lata. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Opuntia mesacantha subsp. lata
- Family
- CACTACEAE
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native
- Recorded synonyms
- Opuntia mesacantha lata
- Florida range
- Panhandle · North Florida · Central Florida · South Florida · Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Gulf; Gilchrist; Pasco; Osceola; Collier; Marion; Palm Beach; Broward; Highlands; Sarasota; Lake; Manatee; Brevard; Levy; Alachua; Clay; Hillsborough; Charlotte; Pinellas; Okaloosa; Walton; Citrus; Hernando; Monroe; Hardee; Putnam; Lee; Lafayette; Hamilton; DeSoto; Volusia; Glades; Calhoun; Flagler; Taylor
Where documented in Florida
Gulf; Gilchrist; Pasco; Osceola; Collier; Marion; Palm Beach; Broward; Highlands; Sarasota; Lake; Manatee; Brevard; Levy; Alachua; Clay; Hillsborough; Charlotte; Pinellas; Okaloosa; Walton; Citrus; Hernando; Monroe; Hardee; Putnam; Lee; Lafayette; Hamilton; DeSoto; Volusia; Glades; Calhoun; Flagler; Taylor
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Opuntia
- Opuntia abjecta — KEYS SPANISH LADY; Big Pine Key Pricklypear
- Opuntia austrina — DEVIL'S-TONGUE; Florida Pricklypear
- Opuntia drummondii — COCKSPUR PRICKLYPEAR; Creeping Cactus
- Opuntia mesacantha subsp. mesacantha — PRICKLYPEAR; Southeastern Pricklypear
- Opuntia ochrocentra — BULLSUCKERS
- Opuntia stricta — ERECT PRICKLYPEAR; SHELL-MOUND PRICKLYPEAR; shell mound pricklypear
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.