Prickly Pears

Opuntia

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Opuntia (Prickly Pears) is a genus of shrub in the family cacti. They are listed in cites appendix ii. They are native to U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Eastern North America, The Contiguous United States, North America, Middle America, Canada, Western North America, US Minor Outlying Islands, and Atlantic And Gulf Coastal Plain (Agcp). Individuals can grow to 0.5 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_II
Definition: Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. It also includes so-called "look-alike species", i.e. species whose specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons. International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. No import permit is necessary for these species under CITES (although a permit is needed in some countries that have taken stricter measures than CITES requires). Permits or certificates should only be granted if the relevant authorities are satisfied that certain conditions are met, above all that trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. (See Article IV of the Convention)
Source: https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/13085/legal

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3496393

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/western_north_america
Definition: From the Pacific to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/5854968

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nwpl_atlanticandgulfcoastalplain
Definition: The U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. One of the 10 regional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wetland delineation regions for the U.S. and its territories used by the National Wetland Plant List.
Attribution: Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241. http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.mil/NWPL/static/cfg/doc/pdl_2013_pub/National/NWPL_Phytoneuron_2013.pdf

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EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

conservation status
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#ConservationStatus
- Definition: degree of conservation concern as assessed by a government agency or other recognized authority such as IUCN or CITES
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cites appendix ii
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_II
- Definition: Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. It also includes so-called "look-alike species", i.e. species whose specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons. International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. No import permit is necessary for these species under CITES (although a permit is needed in some countries that have taken stricter measures than CITES requires). Permits or certificates should only be granted if the relevant authorities are satisfied that certain conditions are met, above all that trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. (See Article IV of the Convention)
- Attribution: https://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.php
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Pennsylvania
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6254927
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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anthropogenic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002
- Definition: a geographic feature resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.
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leaf lamina area
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaflet_lamina_area
- Definition: the area of the leaflet lamina in the one sided projection
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9100 mm^2
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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496
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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tree
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
- Definition: whole plant arborescent
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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lithophyte
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1321691
- Definition: plants that grow in or on rocks
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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vegetative plant height
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Plant_height_vegetative
- Definition: the plant height considering the highest vegetative component
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0.5 m
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0.5 m

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Prickly Pears includes 103 children: