Opuntia discolor

Opuntia discolor

Opuntia discolor Britton & Rose 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 AGWSJ, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGWTU, AGWJU, AGWSA, AGEMI, AGWSE, AGEER, AGELP, AGWCA, AGEDF; Bolivia to N. Argentina.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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 discolor Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175006-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia discolor". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620173
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Native Habitat

Bolivia to N. Argentina

Automatically collected source range/note: AGW_SJ, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, AGW, AGW_TU, AGW_JU, AGW_SA, AGE_MI, AGW_SE, AGE_ER, AGE_LP, AGW_CA, AGE_DF; Bolivia to N. Argentina.