Opuntia chata
Opuntia chata
Opuntia chata
Opuntia chata 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 MEXICO, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXEGU, MXE, MXENL, MXESL; Mexico (Aguascalientes).1
POWO records the plant context as Unknown, Unknown.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 chata Griffiths". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174916-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia chata". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620779 ↩
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What is Opuntia chata?
Opuntia chata is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Opuntia chata.
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