⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-5100081, with some changes.

Opuntia phaeacantha var. major Engelm. is a synonym of Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.

This name is a synonym of Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm..

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 5100081) with original publication details: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 293 293 1856.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:175419-2.