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Opuntia montana

Opuntia montana

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Source-backed classification draft for Opuntia montana.

Scientific taxonomy article

Opuntia montana

Opuntia montana Sencke ex Haage 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

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 montana Sencke ex Haage". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2393257-4 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Opuntia montana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5625796 ↩

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Opuntia montana

Opuntia montana

Opuntia montana

Opuntia montana is a highly resilient cactus species in the family Cactaceae, remarkably adapted to high altitude montane environments . It stands out due to its compact growth habit and excellent frost tolerance compared to lowland prickly pears.