Eastern Prickly-pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Eastern Prickly-pear Cactus

French common name:

Oponce de l'Est

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Oponce de l'Est
2010	Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Oponce de l'Est
2015	Eastern Prickly-pear Cactus	Oponce de l'Est
2020	Eastern Prickly-pear Cactus	Oponce de l'Est

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Caryophyllanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Opuntia humifusa	Cactaceae	Caryophyllales
2010	Opuntia humifusa	Cactaceae	Caryophyllales
2015	Opuntia humifusa	Cactaceae	Caryophyllales
2020	Opuntia cespitosa	Cactaceae	Caryophyllales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Critically Imperiled
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Critically Imperiled
2020	Critically Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1
2020	Critically Imperiled - N1

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Quebec
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present