Cactus opuntia West Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Caryophyllales family Cactaceae genus Opuntia species Opuntia stricta Name Homonyms Cactus opuntia Blanco, 1837 Cactus opuntia Guss. Cactus opuntia L. Cactus opuntia Descourt., 1829