ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia humifusa

Name author: (Raf.) Raf.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: Opuntia humifusa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1830

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Opuntia humifusa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

22 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus humifususName author: Raf.
Cactus italicusName author: Ten.
Cactus italicusName author: Ten. ex Steud.
Cactus opuntia var. vulgarisName author: (Mill.) DC.
Opuntia allaireiName author: Griffiths
Opuntia calcicolaName author: Wherry
Opuntia compressa var. allaireiName author: (Griffiths) D.Weniger
Opuntia compressa var. humifusaName author: (Raf.) D.Weniger
Opuntia humifusa subsp. humifusaName author: Not supplied
Opuntia humifusa var. humifusaName author: Not supplied
Opuntia intermediaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia intermedia var. prostrataName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia italicaName author: Ten. ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia prostrataName author: Monv. & Lem. ex C.F.Först.
Opuntia rafinesqueiName author: Engelm.
Opuntia rafinesquei var. parvaName author: F.Haage & E.Schmidt
Opuntia rafinesquianaName author: Urlandt
Opuntia rubifloraName author: Griffiths
Opuntia vulgarisName author: Mill.
Opuntia vulgaris var. majorName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia vulgaris var. mediaName author: Salm-Dyck
Platyopuntia vulgarisName author: (Mill.) F.Ritter

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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