Opuntia mesacantha Raf.

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 753MM
parentNameUsageID 69B3
scientificNameID 7SFzND3_0A8E8CRaUGek9
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Opuntia mesacantha Raf.
scientificNameAuthorship Raf.
genericName Opuntia
specificEpithet mesacantha
namePublishedIn Raf.
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Opuntia-mesacantha
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Opuntia mesacantha subsp. mesacantha subspecies accepted

Opuntia mesacantha subsp. lata (Small) Majure subspecies accepted
DataSource Catalogue of Life   2025-06-13