Taxonomic account

Opuntia basilaris

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

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

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 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]

Opuntia basilaris subsp. brachyclada (Griffiths) Guiggi
Opuntia basilaris subsp. heilii (S.L.Welsh & Neese) Majure
Opuntia basilaris subsp. longiareolata (Clover & Jotter) Majure
Opuntia basilaris subsp. treleasei (J.M.Coult.) Guiggi
Opuntia basilaris subsp. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) Munz
Opuntia basilaris var. albiflora Walton
Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada (Griffiths) Munz
Opuntia basilaris var. cordata Fobe
Opuntia basilaris var. heilii S.L.Welsh & Neese
Opuntia basilaris var. humistrata (Griffiths) W.T.Marshall
Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata (Clover & Jotter) L.D.Benson
Opuntia basilaris var. ramosa Parish
Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei (J.M.Coult.) J.M.Coult. ex Toumey
Opuntia basilaris var. whitneyana (E.M.Baxter) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock
Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths
Opuntia brachyclada subsp. humistrata (Griffiths) Wiggins & C.B.Wolf
Opuntia humistrata Griffiths
Opuntia intricata Griffiths
Opuntia longiareolata Clover & Jotter
Opuntia treleasei J.M.Coult.
Opuntia treleasei var. kernii Griffiths & Hare
Opuntia whitneyana E.M.Baxter
Opuntia whitneyana var. albiflora E.M.Baxter

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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