Opuntia tomentosa
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Opuntia tomentosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus hernandeziiName author: (DC.) Oken
- Cactus sylvestrisName author: Lancry
- Cactus tomentosusName author: Link
- Nopal silvestreName author: Thierry ex Rümpler
- Nopalea sylvestreName author: Thierry-Menonv.
- Opuntia hernandeziiName author: DC.
- Opuntia hernandezii var. typicaName author: Rol.-Goss.
- Opuntia ictericaName author: Griffiths
- Opuntia macdougalianaName author: Rose
- Opuntia micrarthraName author: Griffiths
- Opuntia oblongataName author: H.Wendl.
- Opuntia rileyiName author: J.G.Ortega
- Opuntia sarcaName author: Griffiths ex Scheinvar
- Opuntia spragueiName author: G.J.Ortega
- Opuntia tomentellaName author: A.Berger
- Opuntia tomentosa var. hernandeziiName author: (DC.) Bravo
- Opuntia tomentosa var. herreraeName author: Scheinvar
- Opuntia tomentosa var. rileyiName author: (J.G.Ortega) Backeb.
- Opuntia tomentosa var. spragueiName author: (J.G.Ortega) Backeb.
- Opuntia velutina var. macdougalianaName author: (Rose) Bravo
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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