ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia sulphurea

Name author: Gillies ex Salm-Dyck

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 sulphurea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1834

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

25 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus sulphureusName author: Gillies ex Loudon
Opuntia albisetosaName author: Hildm. ex Hirscht
Opuntia brachyacanthaName author: (F.Ritter) R.Crook & Mottram
Opuntia brunnescensName author: Britton & Rose
Opuntia coeruleaName author: Gillies ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia hildemaniiName author: Frič
Opuntia maculacanthaName author: C.F.Först.
Opuntia maeleniiName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia pampeanaName author: Speg.
Opuntia sericeaName author: G.Don ex Salm-Dyck
Opuntia sericea var. longispinaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia sericea var. maeleniiName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia sulphurea subsp. brachyacanthaName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Opuntia sulphurea subsp. spinibarbisName author: (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & Esteves
Opuntia sulphurea subsp. vulpinaName author: (F.A.C.Weber) Guiggi
Opuntia sulphurea var. hildemaniiName author: (Frič) Backeb.
Opuntia sulphurea var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia sulphurea var. majorName author: Monv. ex Lem.
Opuntia sulphurea var. pallidiorName author: Monv. ex Lem.
Opuntia sulphurea var. pampeanaName author: (Speg.) Backeb.
Opuntia vulpinaName author: F.A.C.Weber
Platyopuntia brachyacanthaName author: F.Ritter
Platyopuntia spinibarbisName author: F.Ritter
Platyopuntia spinibarbis var. grandifloraName author: F.Ritter
Platyopuntia sulphureaName author: (Gillies ex Loudon) F.Ritter

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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