Opuntia humifusa sensu stricto (Cactaceae): New to Kentucky (U.S.A.) and confirmed in the Unglaciated Appalachian Plateaus
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v14.i1.890Palabras clave:
Opuntia humifusa, prickly pear cactus, distribution, Unglaciated Appalachian Plateaus ProvinceResumen
Se encontró una población nueva de Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. en el Condado de Pike, Kentucky. El consecuente examen de otras poblaciones mal identificadas de Kentucky (condados de Harlan y Pike) y Virginia Occidental (Condado de Jackson) aporta las primeras ocurrencias conocidas de Opuntia humifusa (sensu stricto) en Kentucky y confirman el rango de extensión a la Provincia de la Meseta de los Apalaches no afectada por la Glaciación.
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