Opuntia inaperta

Opuntia inaperta (Schott ex Griffiths) D.R.Hunt 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, MXG, MXTCI, MEXICO, MXTYU, MXGVC, MXTTB, MXT, MXTQR, NORTHERN_AMERICA; SE. Mexico (to Veracruz).¹

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, seasonally dry tropical.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 inaperta (Schott ex Griffiths) D.R.Hunt". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001448-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia inaperta". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5626378 ↩