Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Cactaceae Juss. > Opuntioideae Burnett > Opuntieae DC. > Opuntia Mill.
taxonID 74RNL
parentNameUsageID 69B3
scientificNameID hklBdlFWa-u06tQDP71xT2
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
scientificNameAuthorship Haw.
genericName Opuntia
specificEpithet polyacantha
namePublishedIn Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ. 82 (1819).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Opuntia-polyacantha
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Opuntia polyacantha var. arenaria (Engelm.) B.D.Parfitt variety accepted

Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt variety accepted

Opuntia polyacantha var. hystricina (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) B.D.Parfitt variety accepted

Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt variety accepted

Opuntia polyacantha var. trichophora (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult. variety accepted

DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13