Species

Opuntia abjecta

Opuntia abjecta

Opuntia abjecta

Opuntia abjecta Small ex 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 FLA, SOUTHEASTERNUSA, FLAOO, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Florida (Keys).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, seasonally dry tropical.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 abjecta Small ex Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:281601-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia abjecta". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5384090

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