Cactaceae

Wolf's opuntia

Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D.Benson) M.A.Baker

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cylindropuntia

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Wolf's opuntia (Cylindropuntia wolfii) — FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Santillana, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

arz: سيلندروبونتيا ولفى
English: Wolf's opuntia

Synonyms

Grusonia wolfii (L.D.Benson) G.D.Rowley
Opuntia echinocarpa var. wolfii L.D.Benson
Opuntia wolfii (L.D.Benson) M.A.Baker

Flowers

In flower: April (from 658 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Santillana, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Santillana, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alejandro Santillana, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kylie Etter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Santillana, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tracie Hall from Orange County, us, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: laiet17, 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.