Opuntia macrorhiza

Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. 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 MXECU, AGSNE, GER, NCSSO, CAUCASUS, EUROPE, AGSRN, NWM, NCS_KC, MEXICO, ARI, KAN; C. & S. U.S.A. to N. Mexico.¹

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, temperate.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 macrorhiza Engelm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175276-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia macrorhiza". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5384048 ↩