Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff. 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 VICOO, SOAOO, MXECU, ALGOO, INDBI, TVLMP, AUSTRALASIA, TUNOO, INDCH, MEXICO, INDGO, MXETA; Mexico.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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 microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136806-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia microdasys". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7283961
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Native Habitat

Mexico

Automatically collected source range/note: VIC_OO, SOA_OO, MXE_CU, ALG_OO, IND_BI, TVL_MP, AUSTRALASIA, TUN_OO, IND_CH, MEXICO, IND_GO, MXE_TA; Mexico.