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Opuntia mesacantha

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q109568227
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Opuntia mesacantha

Summary

Opuntia mesacantha is a taxon[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Opuntia mesacantha's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Opuntia mesacantha is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Opuntia mesacantha is classified within Opuntia[5].
  • Opuntia mesacantha's scientific name is Opuntia mesacantha[6].
  • Opuntia mesacantha's short name is recorded as O. mesacantha[7].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Opuntia mesacantha is Opuntia mesacantha[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Opuntia[5].

Identifiers

Opuntia mesacantha's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 543631[8]. Opuntia mesacantha's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2078759[9]. Opuntia mesacantha's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7283048[10].

Why It Matters

Opuntia mesacantha is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plants of the world online id → urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136799-1
    World flora online id → wfo-0001289803
    Digital atlas of the virginia flora id → 4618
    Sernec taxon id → 260606
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