Cactaceae

Opuntia stenopetala Engelm.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia

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Opuntia stenopetala (Opuntia stenopetala) — FlowerPhoto: Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: صبير ضيق التويجية
arz: صبير ضيق التويجيه
Spanish: Arrastradillo, Nopal serrano

Synonyms

Opuntia glaucescens Salm-Dyck
Opuntia grandis Pfeiff.
Opuntia marnieriana Backeb.
Opuntia riviereana Backeb.
Opuntia stenopetala var. inerme Bravo

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 65 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sandino Guerrero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 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). About our plant data.