As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
latest classification for this taxon
species
Opuntia fragilis
This species name was first published in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82–83. 1819.
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000385744.
Synonyms of Opuntia fragilis
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia sabinii | Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 147. 1837. | — | wfo-0000385995 | |
| Tunas fragilis | in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 479. 1916. | — | wfo-0000406842 | |
| Terecaulis fragilis | Buch der Welt: 91. 1842. | — | wfo-0000415085 | |
| Cactus fragilis | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 296–297. 1818. | — | wfo-0000577846 | |
| Opuntia fragilis var. brachyarthra | in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 440. 1896. | — | wfo-0001287125 | |
| Opuntia brachyarthra | in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 302. 1856. | — | wfo-0001289668 | |
| Opuntia fragilis f. brachyarthra | Handb. Kakteenkult.: 56. 1907. | — | wfo-0001433167 | |
| Opuntia fragilis subsp. brachyarthra | in Phytologia 51: 374. 1982. | — | wfo-0001433168 | |
| Opuntia fragilis var. caespitosa | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 2363. 1916. | — | wfo-0001433169 | |
| Opuntia fragilis var. denudata | Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10. 1957. | — | wfo-0001433170 | |
| Opuntia fragilis var. parviconspicua | Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 10. 1957. | — | wfo-0001433171 | |
| Opuntia fragilis var. tuberiformis | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 4: 2363. 1916. | — | wfo-0001433172 |