Opuntia arechavaletae

Opuntia arechavaletae

Opuntia arechavaletae Speg. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Opuntia.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is AGECH, AGEER, AGEFO, AGEBA, BZSSC, URU, AGECO, AGE, BRAZIL, AGELP, BZSRS, BZS_PR; S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, subtropical.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia arechavaletae Speg.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136345-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia arechavaletae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5621617
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S. Brazil to NE. Argentina

Automatically collected source range/note: AGE_CH, AGE_ER, AGE_FO, AGE_BA, BZS_SC, URU, AGE_CO, AGE, BRAZIL, AGE_LP, BZS_RS, BZS_PR; S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.