Opuntia chisosensis
Opuntia chisosensis
Opuntia chisosensis
Opuntia chisosensis (M.S.Anthony) D.J.Ferguson 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, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, TEX, MEXICO, SOUTHCENTRAL_USA; SW. Texas to Mexico (Coahuila).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, subtropical.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 chisosensis (M.S.Anthony) D.J.Ferguson". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942850-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia chisosensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5384132 ↩
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