Characteristics
Dicots
Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose
CARIBBEAN APPLECACTUS; INDIAN RIVER PRICKLY-APPLE; SIMPSON'S APPLECACTUS
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Available evidence suggests there is no discrete morphological difference between populations along the east coast and those in the keys, and there may have never been a real geographical division (Franck 2012, 2013, 2016).
Native Rare-State Endangered-US FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
CARYOPHYLLALES
Harrisia fragrans Small ex Britton & Rose - CARIBBEAN APPLECACTUS; INDIAN RIVER PRICKLY-APPLE; SIMPSON'S APPLECACTUS
Citation
HARRISIA FRAGRANS Small ex Britton & Rose, Cact. 2: 149. 1920.
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FLORIDA: St. Lucie Co.: 6 mi. S of Fort Pierce, 20 Dec 1917, Small 8457 (lectotype: NY; isolectotypes: FLAS, GH, NY, US). Lectotypified by A. R. Franck, Haseltonia 18: 100. 2012.
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