Opuntia diversispina

Opuntia diversispina 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 MXTCA, MXTCI, MXTYU, MEXICO, MXTTB, MXT, MXTQR, NORTHERNAMERICA; http://sernecportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=44911&taxauthid=1.¹

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

1. Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia diversispina Griffiths". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175008-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia diversispina". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5620165 ↩