ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia cochenillifera

Name author: (L.) Mill.

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 cochenillifera
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1768

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus campechianusName author: Thierry
Cactus campechianusName author: Lancry
Cactus cochenilliferName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Cactus subinermisName author: Link ex Steud.
Nopalea brittoniiName author: Houghton
Nopalea brittonii var. variegataName author: Houghton
Nopalea cocciferaName author: Lem.
Nopalea cochenilliferaName author: (L.) Salm-Dyck
Nopalea nudaName author: Backeb.
Opuntia coccinelliferaName author: Steud.
Opuntia cochenilliferaName author: DC.
Opuntia cochineliferaName author: (L.) Mill.
Opuntia magnifoliaName author: Noronha
Opuntia nudaName author: (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley

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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