Opuntia leoglossa

Opuntia leoglossa Font & M.Köhler 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 NSW, VICOO, WAUAC, AUSTRALASIA, SPAAN, EUROPE, NSWNS, SOUTHWESTERNEUROPE, SPAGI, SOAOO, NSWCT, SPA.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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

1. Plants of the World Online. "Opuntia leoglossa Font & M.Köhler". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77220773-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia leoglossa". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/11168426 ↩