Opuntia elizondoana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Series: Opuntia ser. Streptacanthae
Species: Opuntia elizondoana

Name

Opuntia elizondoana E.Sánchez & Villaseñor, Acta Bot. Mex. 27: 1-3 fig (1994)

• Note: POWO (2025) prefers Opuntia × elizondoana with one possible hybrid parent Opuntia pubescens and the other unknown. WS uses the format registered on IPNI (2025) as the most common orthography.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (Guanajuato to San Luis Potosí) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sánchez Martinez, E. & Villaseñor, J.L. 1994. Acta Botanica Mexicana 27: 1-3.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia elizondoana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Opuntia elizondoana. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 24 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Opuntia elizondoana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Sept. 2025. Reference page.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.