Opuntia chaffeyi

Opuntia chaffeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Opuntia
Species: O. chaffeyi
Binomial name
Opuntia chaffeyi
Britton & Rose

Opuntia chaffeyi is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Zacatecas state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is a Critically endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Hernández, H.M., Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Goettsch, B. 2002. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — Opuntia chaffeyi . downloaded on 26 April 2016.


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