Opuntia chaffeyi

Opuntia chaffeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core 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.

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