Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Opuntia elatior, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced3 Source not recorded9 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Mill.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Gard. dict. ed. 8: <I>Opuntia</I> no. 4. 1768	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1768	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	French prickle cactus	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	S. Caribbean, Costa Rica to Venezuela	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Flower color	empty	magenta, orange, yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Fruit color	red	red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Fruit shape	empty	berry · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Maximum height	450 cm	450 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced

Opuntia elatior Mill., 1768 14% complete

French prickle cactus

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