ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Opuntia robusta

Name author: Pfeiff.

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 robusta
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1837

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Opuntia albicansName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia albicans var. laeviorName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia camuessaName author: F.A.C.Weber
Opuntia flavicansName author: Lem.
Opuntia gordaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia guerranaName author: Griffiths
Opuntia larreyiName author: F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.
Opuntia megalarthraName author: Rose
Opuntia prateName author: Sabine ex Pfeiff.
Opuntia pruinosaName author: Salm-Dyck
Opuntia robustaName author: J.C.Wendl.
Opuntia robusta var. albicansName author: (Salm-Dyck) Schelle
Opuntia robusta var. guerranaName author: (Griffiths) Sánchez-Mej.
Opuntia robusta var. larreyiName author: (F.A.C.Weber ex J.M.Coult.) Bravo
Opuntia robusta var. longiglochidiataName author: Backeb.
Opuntia robusta var. megalarthraName author: (Rose) K.Hammer

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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