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Parent Taxon

• N/A

Sibling Taxa

• Opuntia aciculata
• Opuntia aequatorialis
• Opuntia albicarpa
• Opuntia alta
• Opuntia altomagdalenensis
• Opuntia amarilla
• Opuntia amyclaea
• Opuntia anacantha
• Opuntia anahuacensis
• Opuntia arechavaletae
• Opuntia arenaria
• Opuntia arizonica
• Opuntia atrispina
• Opuntia atropes
• Opuntia auberi
• Opuntia aurantiaca
• Opuntia aurea
• Opuntia aureispina
• Opuntia azurea
• Opuntia azurea × rufida
• Opuntia basilaris
• Opuntia bensonii
• Opuntia bentonii
• Opuntia bergeriana
• Opuntia blakeana
• Opuntia boldinghii
• Opuntia bonaerensis
• Opuntia bravoana
• Opuntia brunnescens
• Opuntia caboensis
• Opuntia cacanapa
• Opuntia camanchica
• Opuntia canada
• Opuntia caracassana
• Opuntia chaffeyi
• Opuntia chavena
• Opuntia chiangiana
• Opuntia chisosensis
• Opuntia chlorotica
• Opuntia clarkiorum
• Opuntia cochenillifera
• Opuntia comonduensis
• Opuntia confusa
• Opuntia cordobensis
• Opuntia covillei
• Opuntia crassa
• Opuntia crystalenia
• Opuntia curassavica
• Opuntia cyclodes
• Opuntia cymochila
• Opuntia deamii
• Opuntia decumbens
• Opuntia dejecta
• Opuntia delafuentiana
• Opuntia depressa
• Opuntia diploursina
• Opuntia discata
• Opuntia discolor
• Opuntia dulcis
• Opuntia durangensis
• Opuntia eichlamii
• Opuntia elata
• Opuntia elatior
• Opuntia elizondoana
• Opuntia engelmannii
• Opuntia escuintlensis
• Opuntia excelsa
• Opuntia feroacantha
• Opuntia ficus-indica
• Opuntia fragilis
• Opuntia fuliginosa
• Opuntia galapageia
• Opuntia gallegiana
• Opuntia gaumeri
• Opuntia gilvescens
• Opuntia gilvescens × macrorhiza
• Opuntia glaucescens
• Opuntia gomei
• Opuntia gosseliniana
• Opuntia grandis
• Opuntia guatemalensis
• Opuntia guilanchi
• Opuntia helleri
• Opuntia hitchcockii
• Opuntia hondurensis
• Opuntia howeyi
• Opuntia huajuapensis
• Opuntia humifusa
• Opuntia hyptiacantha
• Opuntia inaequilateralis
• Opuntia inaperta
• Opuntia insularis
• Opuntia jaliscana
• Opuntia jamaicensis
• Opuntia joconostle
• Opuntia karwinskiana
• Opuntia keyensis
• Opuntia laevis
• Opuntia lagunae
• Opuntia larreyi
• Opuntia lasiacantha
• Opuntia leoglossa
• Opuntia leptocarpa
• Opuntia leucotricha
• Opuntia lindheimeri
• Opuntia littoralis
• Opuntia littoralis × oricola
• Opuntia lubrica
• Opuntia lutea
• Opuntia macrarthra
• Opuntia macrocentra
• Opuntia marnieriana
• Opuntia martiniana
• Opuntia matudae
• Opuntia maxima
• Opuntia megapotamica
• Opuntia megarrhiza
• Opuntia microdasys
• Opuntia militaris
• Opuntia mojavensis
• Opuntia monacantha
• Opuntia nejapensis
• Opuntia neochrysacantha
• Opuntia nuda
• Opuntia oligacantha
• Opuntia olmeca
• Opuntia orbiculata
• Opuntia oricola
• Opuntia pachyrrhiza
• Opuntia pailana
• Opuntia parviclada
• Opuntia penicilligera
• Opuntia perotensis
• Opuntia phaeacantha
• Opuntia pilifera
• Opuntia pinkavae
• Opuntia pittieri
• Opuntia polyacantha
• Opuntia pottsii
• Opuntia prasina
• Opuntia preciadoae
• Opuntia puberula
• Opuntia pubescens
• Opuntia pumila
• Opuntia pycnantha
• Opuntia pyrocarpa
• Opuntia quimilo
• Opuntia quitensis
• Opuntia rastrera
• Opuntia repens
• Opuntia retrorsa
• Opuntia rileyi
• Opuntia rioplatense
• Opuntia riparia
• Opuntia ritteri
• Opuntia robinsonii
• Opuntia robusta
• Opuntia rufida
• Opuntia rugosa
• Opuntia rzedowskii
• Opuntia salmiana
• Opuntia sanguinea
• Opuntia sanguinocula
• Opuntia santa-rita
• Opuntia scheeri
• Opuntia schickendantzii
• Opuntia schumannii
• Opuntia semispinosa
• Opuntia senilis
• Opuntia setispina
• Opuntia setocarpa
• Opuntia sierralagunensis
• Opuntia soederstromiana
• Opuntia spinosibacca
• Opuntia spinosissima
• Opuntia spinulifera
• Opuntia stenarthra
• Opuntia stenopetala
• Opuntia streptacantha
• Opuntia stricta
• Opuntia strigil
• Opuntia sulphurea
• Opuntia tapona
• Opuntia tardospina
• Opuntia taylorii
• Opuntia tehuacana
• Opuntia tehuantepecana
• Opuntia tezontepecana
• Opuntia tomentosa
• Opuntia tortispina
• Opuntia toumeyi
• Opuntia trichophora
• Opuntia tuna
• Opuntia tunoidea
• Opuntia undulata
• Opuntia valida
• Opuntia velutina
• Opuntia wigginsii
• Opuntia wilcoxii
• Opuntia woodsii
• Opuntia wootonii
• Opuntia zamudioi
• Opuntia zuniensis
• Opuntia × andersonii
• Opuntia × charlestonensis
• Opuntia × cochinera
• Opuntia × columbiana
• Opuntia × cristalensis
• Opuntia × curvispina
• Opuntia × debreczyi
• Opuntia × demissa
• Opuntia × occidentalis
• Opuntia × vaseyi

Top Observation Places

• National City
• Mira Mesa
• Encinitas
• Rancho Penasquitos