Cactaceae
Spiny nopal
Opuntia dejecta
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 降魔剑
- English
- Spiny nopal
- Spanish
- Nopal Chamacuero
Synonyms
- Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
- Opuntia diffusa Pfeiff.
- Opuntia horizontalis Gillies ex Pfeiff.
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fiver, der Hellseher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.