Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Opuntia scheeri being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Opuntia leucotricha
- Opuntia huajuapensis
- Opuntia durangensis
- Opuntia pilifera
- Opuntia galapageia
- Opuntia pycnantha
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Opuntia
- Species
- Opuntia scheeri
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