Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Scientific name with authorshipOpuntia leucotricha DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Consolea leucacantha (Link & Otto) Lem.Nopalea angustifrons Lindb.Opuntia durangensis Britton & RoseOpuntia erythrocentron Lem.Opuntia erythrocentron Lem. ex C.F.Först.Opuntia fulvispina Salm-DyckOpuntia fulvispina Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.Opuntia fulvispina var. badia Salm-DyckOpuntia fulvispina var. laevior Salm-DyckOpuntia fulvispina var. laevior Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.Opuntia lanigera J.Parm.Opuntia lanigera J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.Opuntia leucacantha Link & OttoOpuntia leucacantha Salm-DyckOpuntia leucacantha var. laevior Salm-DyckOpuntia leucacantha var. subferox Salm-DyckOpuntia leucacantha var. subferox Salm-Dyck ex C.F.FörstOpuntia leucantha Link & Otto ex Pfeiff.Opuntia leucotricha var. fulvispina F.A.C.WeberOpuntia leucotricha var. fulvispina F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.Opuntia pailana Weing.Opuntia pyriformis RoseOpuntia rufescens Salm-DyckOpuntia rufescens Salm-Dyck ex C.F.Först.Opuntia subferox SchottOpuntia subferox Schott ex Pfeiff.Opuntia zamudioi Scheinvar
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier136745-1
Use codesAF EU HF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
SEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.