Genus Opuntia

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Species in the genus Opuntia of plants

 
 

Common pricklypear - The species was first formally described in 1812 by botanist Adrian Haworth in Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum. The name Opuntia vulgaris, which is a synonym of Opuntia ficus-indica, has been misapplied to this species in Australia.