Opuntia pottsii

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|Opuntia ballii|Rose

|Opuntia delicata|Rose

|Opuntia filipendula|Engelm.

|Opuntia loomisii|Peebles

|?Opuntia macrorhiza var. potosina|R.E.M.Hern.

|Opuntia macrorhiza subsp. pottsii|(Salm-Dyck) U.Guzmán & Mandujano

|Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii|(Salm-Dyck) L.D.Benson

|Opuntia plumbea|Rose

|Opuntia pottsii var. montana|(Engelm. & Bigelow) Bulot

|Opuntia rafinesquei ssp. cymochila var. montana|Engelm. & Bigelow

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Opuntia pottsii is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas in the United States and to northeast Mexico. It was first described by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck in 1850.

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{{citation |title=Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck|work=The International Plant Names Index |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=320554-2 |accessdate=2022-10-18}}

{{citation |title=Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320554-2 |accessdate=2022-10-18}}

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pottsii

Category:Flora of Arizona

Category:Flora of New Mexico

Category:Flora of Texas

Category:Flora of Northeastern Mexico

Category:Plants described in 1850

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