Cactaceae
Opuntia elatior
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 砂尘团扇
Synonyms
- Cactus elatior (Mill.) Willd.
- Cactus nigricans Haw.
- Cactus tuna var. elatior (Mill.) Sims
- Cactus tuna var. nigricans (Haw.) Sims
- Opuntia altomagdalenensis Xhonneux
- Opuntia bergeriana F.A.C.Weber ex A.Berger
- Opuntia ledienii A.Berger
- Opuntia nigricans (Haw.) Haw.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to November (from 93 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shannon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Crusier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yannick Pochon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: The Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.