Genus Opuntia Mill.



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References:
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. Majure, L. C. et al. 2012. Phylogeny of Opuntia s.s. (Cactaceae): Clade delimitation, geographic origins, and reticulate evolution. Amer. J. Bot. 99:847-864.
  3. Stuppy, W. 2002. Seed characters and the generic classification of the Opuntioideae (Cactaceae). Succ. Pl. Res. 6:51.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=8512. Accessed 10 May 2026.