Opuntia saxicola

Opuntia saxicola is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. This critically endangered species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), where it is restricted to the island of Isabela.

Opuntia saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. saxicola
Binomial name
Opuntia saxicola
J.T.Howell

References

  1. Tye, A. 2000. Opuntia saxicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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