Opuntia helleri

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Opuntia helleri
Opuntia helleri, Genovesa.jpg
Genovesa Island
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species:
O. helleri
Binomial name
Opuntia helleri
K.Schum

Opuntia helleri is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. This vulnerable species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), where restricted to Wolf, Darwin, Marchena, and Genovesa.

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