About Cocheneal Plant
Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It may have been endemic to Mexico, but has been widely introduced. The first description was in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Cactus cochenillifer. Philip Miller renamed it as Opuntia cochenillifera in 1768.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Opuntia cochenillifera
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Family
- CACTACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Centrl America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Cactaceae
Cactus family
Cocheneal Plant belongs to the Cactaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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