ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES
Cumulopuntia sphaerica
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
- Cumulopuntia
- Species
- Cumulopuntia sphaerica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1999
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cumulopuntia sphaerica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Austrocylindropuntia sphaericaName author: (C.F.Först.) G.D.Rowley
- Cumulopuntia alboareolataName author: (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia crassicylindricaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia crassicylindricaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) F.Ritter ex Eggli
- Cumulopuntia kuehnrichianaName author: (Werderm. & Backeb.) F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia multiareolataName author: (F.Ritter) F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia rauppianaName author: (K.Schum.) F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia tubercularisName author: F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia tubercularis var. transiensName author: F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia tumidaName author: F.Ritter
- Cumulopuntia unguispinaName author: F.Ritter
- Opuntia campestrisName author: Britton & Rose
- Opuntia crassicylindricaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia dimorphaName author: C.F.Först.
- Opuntia dimorpha var. pseudorauppianaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia kuehnrichianaName author: Werderm. & Backeb.
- Opuntia kuehnrichiana var. applanataName author: Werderm. & Backeb.
- Opuntia leoninaName author: F.Haage & M.Schmidt ex Rümpler
- Opuntia miraName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia muellerianaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia rauppianaName author: K.Schum.
- Opuntia sphaericaName author: C.F.Först.
- Opuntia sphaerica var. rauppianaName author: (K.Schum.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia sphaerica var. unguispinaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia staffordaeName author: Bullock
- Opuntia staffordiaeName author: Bullock
- Opuntia tumidaName author: (F.Ritter) D.R.Hunt
- Opuntia unguispinaName author: Backeb.
- Sphaeropuntia multiareolataName author: (F.Ritter) Lodé
- Sphaeropuntia sphaericaName author: (C.F.Först.) Guiggi
- Sphaeropuntia sphaerica subsp. crassicylindricaName author: (Rauh & Backeb.) Guiggi
- Sphaeropuntia sphaerica subsp. tumidaName author: (F.Ritter) Guiggi
- Tephrocactus alboareolatusName author: F.Ritter
- Tephrocactus campestrisName author: (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus crassicylindricusName author: Rauh & Backeb.
- Tephrocactus dimorphusName author: (C.F.Först.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus dimorphus var. pseudorauppianusName author: (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus kuehnirichianusName author: (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus kuehnrichianusName author: (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus kuehnrichianus var. applanatusName author: (Werderm. & Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus leoninusName author: (F.Haage & E.Schmidt ex Rümpler) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus mirusName author: Rauh & Backeb.
- Tephrocactus muellerianusName author: Backeb.
- Tephrocactus multiareolatusName author: F.Ritter
- Tephrocactus pseudorauppianusName author: Backeb.
- Tephrocactus rauppianusName author: (K.Schum.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus sphaericusName author: (C.F.Först.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus sphaericus var. glaucinusName author: Backeb.
- Tephrocactus sphaericus var. rauppianusName author: (K.Schum.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus sphaericus var. unguispinusName author: (Backeb.) 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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