Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Cactaceae > Genus Opuntia

Opuntia mesacantha Raf.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Opuntia*	(L.) Mill.	accepted genus name
*Cactus [unranked] Opuntia*	L.	basionym
*Nopalea*	Salm-Dyck	heterotypic synonym
*Opuntia anacantha*	Speg.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia aurantiaca*	Lindl.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia austrina*	Small	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia basilaris*	Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia bonaerensis*	Speg.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia canterae*	Arechav.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia chlorotica*	Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia cochenillifera*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia dejecta*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia elata*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia elatior*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia engelmannii*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia ficus-indica*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia fragilis*	(Nutt.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia humifusa*	(Raf.) Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia leucotricha*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia macrocentra*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia macrorhiza*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia mesacantha*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia microdasys*	(Lehm.) Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia monacantha*	(Willd.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia phaeacantha*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia pilifera*	F. A. C. Weber	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia polyacantha*	Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia puberula*	Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia rioplatensis*	Font	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia robusta*	Pfeiff.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia scheeri*	F. A. C. Weber	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia spinulifera*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia streptacantha*	Lem.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia stricta*	(Haw.) Haw.	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tomentosa*	Salm-Dyck	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tortispina*	Engelm. & Bigelow	taxonomically included in
*Opuntia tuna*	(L.) Mill.	taxonomically included in