Cactaceae
Angel's-wings
Opuntia microdasys
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (12)
- Belarusian
- Апунцыя дробнаваласістая
- Chinese
- 黃毛掌, 黄毛掌, 金乌帽子
- Dutch
- Borstelschijfcactus
- English
- Angel's-wings, Crested bunny ears, Wavy bunny ears
- Indonesian
- Kaktus telinga kelinci
- Lithuanian
- Trumpašerė opuncija
- Persian
- اپونتیا میکروداسیس
- Polish
- Opuncja drobnokolczasta
- Russian
- Опунция мелковолосистая
- Spanish
- Nopal Cegador, Nopalillo cegador, Orejas de conejo
- Swedish
- Guldopuntia, Dvärgopuntia
- Uzbek
- Mayda tukli Opunsiya
Synonyms
- Cactus microdasys Lehm.
- Opuntia herrfeldtii Kupper
- Opuntia lubrica Griffiths
- Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths
- Opuntia microdasys f. minor (Salm-Dyck) Schelle
- Opuntia microdasys subsp. microdasys
- Opuntia microdasys subvar. albiflora Backeb.
- Opuntia microdasys var. albispina Fobe & Backeb.
- Opuntia microdasys var. laevior Salm-Dyck
- Opuntia microdasys var. minor Salm-Dyck
- Opuntia microdasys var. pallida Borg
- Opuntia pulvinata DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.