Opuntia aurantiaca

Opuntia aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Opuntia
Species:	O. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl.[1]

Opuntia aurantiaca, commonly known as Tiger Pear, Jointed Cactus or Jointed Prickly-pear, is a species of cactus from South America.^[1] The species occurs naturally in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is considered an invasive species in Africa and Australia.^[1]

See also

• Prickly pears in Australia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Opuntia aurantiaca (Haw.) Haw.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316387. Retrieved 9 April 2011.