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Opuntia cochenillifera

Opuntia cochenillifera

(L.) Miller
Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It may have been endemic to Mexico, but has been widely introduced. The first description was in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Cactus cochenillifer. Philip Miller renamed it as Opuntia cochenillifera in 1768.

Ecology: Unlike most Opuntia species, O. cochenillifera is pollinated by hummingbirds.

Source: Wikipedia, article Opuntia cochenillifera. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250182322/07/2026ParaguayPresidente HayesLaguna CapitánHugo Caverzasi
168100023/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Opuntia cochenillifera – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.