Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck is a plant in the Cactaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck

Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck

Opuntia tomentosa, also called woollyjoint pricklypear or velvety tree pear, is an Opuntia species found in Mexico.

Family
Genus
Opuntia
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck

Opuntia tomentosa Salm-Dyck, commonly known as woollyjoint pricklypear or velvety tree pear, is a species of the genus Opuntia that occurs in Mexico.

Photo: (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ad Konings · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Cactaceae Opuntia

More from Cactaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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