ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia phaeacantha

Name author: Engelm.

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 phaeacantha
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1849

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

42 synonyms in this snapshot

Opuntia angustataName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia blakeanaName author: Rose
Opuntia canadaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia chihuahuensisName author: Rose
Opuntia comanchicaName author: Urlandt
Opuntia confusaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia cyclodesName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Rose
Opuntia dulcisName author: Engelm.
Opuntia engelmannii var. cyclodesName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia engelmannii var. dulcisName author: (Engelm.) J.M.Coult. ex K.Schum.
Opuntia engelmannii var. wootoniiName author: (Griffiths) Fosberg
Opuntia eocarpaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia gilvescensName author: Griffiths
Opuntia gregorianaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia hanburyanaName author: F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger
Opuntia laevis var. canadaName author: (Griffiths) Peebles
Opuntia lindheimeri var. cyclodesName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
Opuntia lindheimeri var. dulcisName author: (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
Opuntia mesacantha var. sphaerocarpaName author: J.M.Coult. ex Wooton & Standl.
Opuntia mohavensisName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia mojavensisName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia phaeacantha f. brunneaName author: (Engelm.) Schelle
Opuntia phaeacantha subsp. camanchicaName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Borg
Opuntia phaeacantha subsp. mojavensisName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Guiggi
Opuntia phaeacantha var. brunneaName author: Engelm.
Opuntia phaeacantha var. camanchicaName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) L.D.Benson
Opuntia phaeacantha var. castoreaName author: S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood
Opuntia phaeacantha var. chihuahuensisName author: (Rose) Bravo
Opuntia phaeacantha var. majorName author: Engelm.
Opuntia phaeacantha var. mojavensisName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Fosberg
Opuntia phaeacantha var. nigricansName author: Engelm.
Opuntia phaeacantha var. phaeacanthaName author: Not supplied
Opuntia phaeacantha var. superbospinaName author: (Griffiths) L.D.Benson
Opuntia phaeacantha var. wootoniiName author: (Griffiths) L.D.Benson
Opuntia platyacantha f. mojavensisName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Schelle
Opuntia procumbensName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia recurvospinaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia rubrifoliaName author: Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
Opuntia superbospinaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia toumeyiName author: Rose
Opuntia wootoniiName author: Griffiths
Opuntia zuniensisName author: Griffiths

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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