ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia leucotricha

Name author: DC.

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 leucotricha
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1828

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

22 synonyms in this snapshot

Consolea leucacanthaName author: (Link & Otto) Lem.
Nopalea angustifronsName author: Lindb.
Opuntia durangensisName author: Britton & Rose
Opuntia erythrocentronName author: Lem. ex C.F.Först.
Opuntia fulvispinaName author: Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia fulvispina var. badiaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia fulvispina var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia gallegianaName author: Scheinvar & Olalde
Opuntia lanigeraName author: Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia leucacanthaName author: Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Opuntia leucacanthaName author: Link & Otto ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia leucacantha var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia leucacantha var. subferoxName author: Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
Opuntia leucanthaName author: Link & Otto ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia leucostictaName author: H.L.Wendl. ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia leucotricha var. fulvispinaName author: F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
Opuntia pyriformisName author: Rose
Opuntia ritteriName author: A.Berger
Opuntia rufescensName author: Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
Opuntia setocarpaName author: Arreola-Nava, Guzm.-Hern. & Cuevas
Opuntia subferoxName author: Schott ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia zamudioiName author: Scheinvar

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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