

Opuntia maxima
Opuntia maxima
Opuntia maxima Mill. 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 SAROO, ALGOO, YUGSL, MXSMI, LBYOO, EUROPE, PER, TUNOO, MORSP, SICMA, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, MEXICO; C. & SW. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub or tree, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia maxima Mill.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136788-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia maxima". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5626003 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
C. & SW. Mexico
Automatically collected source range/note: SAR_OO, ALG_OO, YUG_SL, MXS_MI, LBY_OO, EUROPE, PER, TUN_OO, MOR_SP, SIC_MA, WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, MEXICO; C. & SW. Mexico.