Tephrocactus alexanderi
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Tephrocactus
- Species
- Tephrocactus alexanderi
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1953
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tephrocactus alexanderi. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Opuntia alexanderiName author: Britton & Rose
- Opuntia alexanderi var. bruchiiName author: (Speg.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia alexanderi var. subsphaericaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia bruchiiName author: Speg.
- Opuntia bruchii f. brachyacanthaName author: Speg.
- Opuntia bruchii f. macracanthaName author: Speg.
- Opuntia flexuosaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia riojanaName author: Hosseus ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. brachyacanthusName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. macranthusName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi var. bruchiiName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi var. subsphaericusName author: (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus bruchiiName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus bruchiiName author: Speg.
- Tephrocactus bruchii f. brachyacanthusName author: Speg.
- Tephrocactus bruchii subvar. macracanthaName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus flexuosusName author: Backeb.
- Tephrocactus microsphaericusName author: Backeb.
- Tephrocactus riojanusName author: (Hosseus) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus subsphaericusName author: 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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