Opuntia zacuapanensis
Species of prickly pear cactus
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Opuntia zacuapanensis, commonly known as the Zacuapan prickly pear, is a species of prickly pear cactus in the family Cactaceae. It was described by Alwin Berger in 1912.[1]
| Opuntia zacuapanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Opuntieae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. zacuapanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia zacuapanensis | |
Distribution and habitat
Its range spreads throughout parts of Veracruz, Mexico, where it grows in the seasonally dry tropical zone.[2]