Opuntia discolor
Opuntia discolor
Opuntia discolor
Opuntia discolor 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 AGWSJ, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, AGW, AGWTU, AGWJU, AGWSA, AGEMI, AGWSE, AGEER, AGELP, AGWCA, AGEDF; Bolivia to N. Argentina.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, 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
- Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia discolor Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175006-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia discolor". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620173 ↩
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What is Opuntia discolor?
Opuntia discolor is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Opuntia discolor.
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