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WIU
Eric Ribbens
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
Dr. Eric Ribbens: Publications webpage
My Publications about Opuntia fragilis
I have been studying Opuntia fragilis, a small prickly pear, for almost two decades now. These publications include four research publications (mostly in the journal Haseltonia), a set of five CSSJ articles that describe populations in five midwestern states, a webpage about brittle prickly pear, and some miscellaneous documents.
E-Ribbens@wiu.edu
Western Illinois University
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Macomb, IL 61455
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Eric Ribbens
Professor, Western Illinois University


13. Ribbens, Eric, Fieldseth, Henry. 2012. Opuntia fragilis in Minnesota. Cactus and Succulent Journal 84:250-254.


12. Majure, Lucas, Ribbens, Eric. 2012. Chromosome counts of
Opuntia (Cactaceae), prickly pear cacti, in the Midwestern United States and environmental factors restricting the distribution of Opuntia fragilis. Haseltonia 17:58-65.

11. Ribbens, Eric, Anderson, Barbara A., Fant, Jeremy. 2010.
Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth in Illinois: pad dynamics and sexual reproduction. Haseltonia 16:67-78.


10. Ribbens, Eric. 2010.
Opuntia fragilis na Srodkowyn Zachodzie Ameriky Polnocnej. Kaktusy 6:124-131.


9. Ribbens, Eric, Caley, Brandon, Sharkey, Camila. 2010. Can cactus and cows coexist?
Opuntia fragilis in Wisconsin. Cactus and Succulent Journal 82:19-24.


8. Ribbens, Eric. 2009. A midwest cactus hunt. In The Vasculum (newletter of the Society for Herbarium Curators), July 2009.


7. Ribbens, Eric. 2009.
Opuntia fragilis webpage: Joe Shaw’s Opuntiads Webpages. http://opuntiads.com/html/opuntia-fragilis.html


6. Ribbens, Eric, Flores L, Veronica. 2009.
Opuntia fragilis in Iowa. Cactus and Succulent Journal 81:9-13,40.



5. Ribbens, Eric, Geisler, Alicia. 2008.
Opuntia fragilis in Michigan. Cactus and Succulent Journal 80:240-244.



4. Ribbens, Eric, Anderson, Barbara. 2008.
Opuntia fragilis in Illinois. Cactus and Succulent Journal 80:119-122.


3. Ribbens, Eric. 2007.
Opuntia fragilis: Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology. Haseltonia 14:94-110.


2. Ribbens, Eric. 2005. Ecology of
Opuntia fragilis. Published in The National Center for Case Study Teaching
in Science Case Study Collection.


1. Ribbens, Eric, Myrom, Jeremy. 1997. Between a rock and a hard place:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. in Stearns County, Minnesota. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science 62:8-11.