ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia monacantha

Name author: (Willd.) Haw.

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 monacantha
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1819

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

13 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus monacanthosName author: Willd.
Cactus opuntia var. parvifoliusName author: Risso
Cactus urumbebaName author: Vell.
Opuntia deflexaName author: Lem.
Opuntia graciliorName author: Lem.
Opuntia lemaireanaName author: Console ex Bois
Opuntia monacantha var. deflexaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia monacantha var. graciliorName author: Lem.
Opuntia monacantha var. variegataName author: Anon.
Opuntia roxburghianaName author: Voigt
Opuntia urumbeaName author: (Vell.) Steud.
Opuntia urumbebaName author: (Vell.) Steud.
Opuntia vulgaris var. lemaireanaName author: (Console ex Bois) Backeb.

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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