Opuntia setispina

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

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

Opuntia setispina Engelm. ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 239. (1850)
Note: Most closely related to Opuntia gosseliniana not Opuntia pottsii, but see Opuntia pottsii for a synonymy recognised by POWO (2025).

Engelmann, G. 1850. Cacteae in Horto Dyckensi Cultae ed. 1849: 239.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Opuntia setispina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sept. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Opuntia setispina. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 30 2021. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Opuntia setispina in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Opuntia setispina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2021. Reference page.