External links to taxonomic opinions:
- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175480-2
- Species Name
- Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 295 (1856).
- Publication
- Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA
- Collation
- 3: 295
- Date of Publication
- post 13 Mar 1856
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Cactaceae
Type Information
- Distribution Of Types
- Mississippi Valley. Without definite locality, United States of America (Northern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
(as 'Rafinesquii')
Links
- Nomenclatural link
- Opuntia mesacantha var. microsperma (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
- Nomenclatural link
- Opuntia compressa var. microsperma (Engelm.) L.D.Benson, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 25: 250 (1944).
- Nomenclatural link
- Opuntia humifusa var. microsperma (Engelm.) A.Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2. 8 (1900).
- Nomenclatural link
- Opuntia mesacantha var. microsperma J.M.Coult., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(7): 429 (1896).