Opuntia cespitosa

Opuntia cespitosa Raf. 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 TEN, CHSHN, CHSSH, CHSKI, IOWOO, ALAOO, CHSMA, NORTHEASTERNUSA, KTY, WVAOO, KTYOO, CHSGD; SE. Canada to EC. & E. U.S.A..¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, temperate.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 cespitosa Raf.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136441-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia cespitosa". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620820 ↩