Opuntia tomentosa, commonly called woollyjoint pricklypear or velvety tree pear, is a species of Opuntia found in Mexico[2]

Opuntia tomentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. tomentosa
Binomial name
Opuntia tomentosa
Salm-Dyck
Synonyms
  • Opuntia hernandezii DC.
  • Opuntia icterica Griffiths
  • Opuntia macdougaliana Rose
  • Opuntia oblongata Wendland
  • Opuntia sarca Griffiths ex Scheinvar
  • Opuntia tomentosa var. hernandezii (DC.) Bravo
  • Opuntia tomentosa var. herrerae Scheinvar
  • Opuntia velutina var. macdougaliana (Rose) Bravo

References

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  1. ^ Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Arias, S. 2017. Opuntia tomentosa (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152791A121610606. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152791A121610606.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Opuntia tomentosa". Tropicos. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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