Cactaceae
Opuntia pilifera
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- صبير أشعر
- arz
- صبير اشعر
- Chinese
- 交野
- Spanish
- Nopal Crinado
Synonyms
- Opuntia pilifera var. aurantiisaeta Backeb.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irving Merino, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Juan J. Morales-Trejo, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stephen Buchan from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Will Cornwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.