Opuntia colubrina

Opuntia colubrina

Opuntia colubrina A.Cast. 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, AGECO, AGE, AGELP, AGECN, PAROO, AGEDF, PAR, SOUTHERNSOUTH_AMERICA; Paraguay to Argentina (Chaco, Formosa).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 colubrina A.Cast.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174936-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia colubrina". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620613
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Native Habitat

Paraguay to Argentina (Chaco, Formosa)

Automatically collected source range/note: AGE_CH, AGE_ER, AGE_FO, AGE_BA, AGE_CO, AGE, AGE_LP, AGE_CN, PAR_OO, AGE_DF, PAR, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA; Paraguay to Argentina (Chaco, Formosa).