Cactaceae
Brazilian pricklypear
Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Brasiliopuntia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 猪耳掌, 叶团扇
- Dutch
- Braziliaanse schijfcactus
- English
- Brazilian pricklypear
- Finnish
- Brasilianopuntia
- French
- Brasilopuntia
- Lithuanian
- Tikroji opuncijėlė, Opuncijėlė
- Russian
- Бразилиопунция
- Spanish
- Brasiliopuntia, Cuija
- Swedish
- Lövopuntia, Lövopuntiasläktet, Lövopuntior
Synonyms
- Brasiliopuntia argentina (Griseb.) A.Berger
- Brasiliopuntia bahiensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
- Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis subsp. bahiensis (Britton & Rose) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis subsp. subacarpa (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Brasiliopuntia neoargentina Backeb.
- Brasiliopuntia subacarpa Rizzini & A.Mattos
- Cactus arboreus Vell.
- Cactus brasiliensis Willd.
- Cactus heterocladus A.St.-Hil.
- Cactus paradoxus Hornem.
- Cereus paradoxus Steud.
- Opuntia arborea (Vell.) Steud.
- Opuntia argentina Griseb.
- Opuntia bahiensis Britton & Rose
- Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw.
- Opuntia brasiliensis subsp. bahiensis (Britton & Rose) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Opuntia brasiliensis subsp. subacarpa (Rizzini & A.Mattos) P.J.Braun & Esteves
- Opuntia hieronymi Griseb.
- Opuntia neoargentina (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: RAP, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lucho Msrtínez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.