Opuntia ellisiana

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
Species Opuntia ellisiana

Name

• Opuntia ellisiana Griffiths, 1910
  

Note: Accepted as a dubious species by CACO (2025), but placed in the synonymy of Opuntia engelmannii var. cacanapa by POWO (2025)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Griffiths, D., 1910. Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis 21:170, t. 25.

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Opuntia ellisiana in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Opuntia ellisiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Opuntia ellisiana. Published online. Accessed: Jan 05 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Opuntia ellisiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Jan 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Opuntia ellisiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.