Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Opuntia P. Mill.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Cactus L., Nopalea Salm-Dyck, Opuntia (Tourn.) Mill.

Common names:

Cholla (1932-1986, flat-stemmed species are pricklypear, cylindrical-stemmed species are cholla) (1, 4, 93, 155)

Common Indian fig (1818) (10)

Indian fig (1818-1882) (1, 2, 10, 14, 106)

Melon thistle (1818) (10)

Nopal [Nopales] (1896-1904, NM) (149, 151)

Nopal cactus [Nopalcactus] (1942) (155)

Opuntia (1900) (158)

Pomme de racquette (1820, French) (89)

Prickly pear [Prickly-pear, Pricklypear] (1814-1986) (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 35, 103, 106, 109, 121, 138, 149, 151, 155, 158, 167)

Prickly pear cactus [Pricklypear cactus] (1895-1936) (2, 93, 146)

Tree cactus (1932) (1)

Tunas (Spanish) (1870) (103)

Ungkcela blaska (1918?-1970?, Lakota, flat cactus) (121)