Opuntia ficus-indica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Mission cactus, Tuna cactus

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 Ron Vanderhoff

2023 Mike Russler

Opuntia ficus-indica is a shrub (stem succulent) that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~440 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Opuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cactus ficus-indica
PLANTS	Opuntia compressa
PLANTS	Opuntia opuntia
PLANTS	Opuntia vulgaris

Information about Opuntia ficus-indica from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OPFI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/13/2025).