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Taxonomic account

Opuntia leucotricha

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Opuntia leucotricha DC.

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Ranga
Species
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11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

  • Consolea leucacantha (Link & Otto) Lem.
  • Nopalea angustifrons Lindb.
  • Opuntia durangensis Britton & Rose
  • Opuntia fulvispina Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
  • Opuntia fulvispina var. badia Salm-Dyck
  • Opuntia fulvispina var. laevior Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.
  • Opuntia lanigera J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
  • Opuntia leucacantha Link & Otto
  • Opuntia leucacantha var. laevior Salm-Dyck
  • Opuntia leucacantha var. subferox Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först
  • Opuntia leucantha Link & Otto ex Pfeiff.
  • Opuntia leucotricha var. fulvispina F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.
  • Opuntia pailana Weing.
  • Opuntia pyriformis Rose
  • Opuntia rufescens Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.
  • Opuntia subferox Schott ex Pfeiff.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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