ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia macrorhiza

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 macrorhiza
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1850

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

28 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus tuberculatusName author: Willd.
Opuntia compressa var. fuscoatraName author: (Engelm.) D.Weniger
Opuntia compressa var. macrorhizaName author: (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
Opuntia compressa var. stenochilaName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) D.Weniger
Opuntia fuscoatraName author: Engelm.
Opuntia fusiformisName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia grandifloraName author: Engelm.
Opuntia greeneiName author: (J.M.Coult.) Engelm. ex Britton & Rose
Opuntia leptocarpaName author: Mackensen
Opuntia loomisiiName author: Peebles
Opuntia macrorhiza subsp. macrorhizaName author: Not supplied
Opuntia macrorhiza var. grandifloraName author: (Engelm.) Bulot
Opuntia macrorhiza var. greeniiName author: (J.M.Coult.) Bulot
Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhizaName author: Not supplied
Opuntia mesacantha var. grandifloraName author: Engelm.
Opuntia mesacantha var. greeniiName author: J.M.Coult.
Opuntia mesacantha var. macrorhizaName author: (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
Opuntia mesacantha var. oplocarpaName author: J.M.Coult.
Opuntia mesacantha var. stenochilaName author: (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) J.M.Coult.
Opuntia rafinesquei f. oplocarpaName author: (J.M.Coult.) Schelle
Opuntia rafinesquei var. fusiformisName author: Engelm.
Opuntia rafinesquei var. grandifloraName author: Engelm.
Opuntia roseanaName author: Mackensen
Opuntia seguinaName author: C.Z.Nelson
Opuntia sphaerocarpaName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia stenochilaName author: Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Opuntia tuberculataName author: (Willd.) Haw.
Opuntia xanthoglochiaName 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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