Opuntia engelmannii

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q142016
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Opuntia engelmannii

Summary

Opuntia engelmannii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Opuntia engelmannii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is classified within Opuntia[6].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's scientific name is Opuntia engelmannii[7].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's Commons category is recorded as Opuntia engelmannii[8].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Opuntia engelmannii[9].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's Commons gallery is recorded as Opuntia engelmannii[10].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=414086[11].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. engelmannii'}[12].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cactus apple'}[13].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Engelmann's Prickly Pear"}[14].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cactus-apple'}[15].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '天人团扇'}[16].
  • Opuntia engelmannii is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛舌掌'}[17].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[18].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's invasive to is recorded as Australia[19].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Opuntia engelmannii's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[21].

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Classification

Opuntia engelmannii's scientific name is Opuntia engelmannii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Opuntia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cactus apple'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Engelmann's Prickly Pear"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cactus-apple'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '天人团扇'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '牛舌掌'}[17].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 78264[22] and 47901[23]. Opuntia engelmannii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 867486[24]. Opuntia engelmannii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 404214[25]. Opuntia engelmannii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5384073[26]. Opuntia engelmannii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 912419[27].

Why It Matters

Opuntia engelmannii ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month, #1,569 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Opuntia
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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