Opuntia azurea Rose GRIN-Global

Taxon: Opuntia azurea Rose

Summary

Genus:

Opuntia

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Opuntioideae

Tribe:

Opuntieae

Nomen number:

25821

Place of publication:

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12:291, t. 24. 1909

Verified:

08/27/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001
Backeberg, C. 1958. Die Cactaceae. 500.
Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 311.
Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. 1978. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991 271-272.
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984

Common names

Spanish
coyotillo –
nopal coyotillo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosi
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25821. Accessed 14 December 2025.