Opuntia amarilla

Opuntia amarilla Griffiths 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 MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MEXICO, MXE, MXETA; Mexico (Guanajuato to Hidalgo).¹

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, 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 amarilla Griffiths". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174803-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia amarilla". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5621760 ↩