| Opuntia matudae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Opuntia |
| Species: | O. matudae
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| Binomial name | |
| Opuntia matudae | |
Opuntia matudae, or xoconostle, is a cactus native to Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a synonym of Opuntia hyptiacantha.[1] In 2019, a genetic study supported keeping the taxa distinct.[2]
- ^ "Opuntia matudae Scheinvar". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Martínez-González, César Ramiro; Gallegos-Vázquez, Clemente; Scheinvar, Leía; León, María Eugenia Muñiz-Díaz De; Jiménez-Ramírez, Jaime (6 November 2019). "Re-evaluation of Opuntia matudae (Cactaceae)". Phytotaxa. 423 (3): 158–170. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.423.3.4. S2CID 209585233.