ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia tuna

Name author: (L.) Mill.

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 tuna
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1768

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

18 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus horridusName author: Salisb.
Cactus humilisName author: Haw.
Cactus opuntia var. tunaName author: (L.) DC.
Cactus polyanthosName author: Sims
Cactus tunaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cactus tuna var. flavaName author: Sims
Opuntia coccineaName author: Pfeiff.
Opuntia flexibilisName author: Pfeiff.
Opuntia horridaName author: Salm-Dyck ex DC.
Opuntia humilisName author: Haw.
Opuntia maideniiName author: Griffiths
Opuntia megalanthaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia multifloraName author: G.Nicholson
Opuntia polyanthaName author: Haw.
Opuntia pseudotunaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia spinaureaName author: Karw. ex Salm-Dyck
Opuntia tuna var. cubaguensisName author: Gentry
Opuntia tuna var. manseName author: Orcutt

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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