Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Beavertail Cactus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Opuntia Species: basilaris The Beavertail Cactus is found in southwest USA and northwest Mexico. There is one subspecies and there are many varieties known to this species Opuntia basilaris subsp. whitneyana Opuntia basilaris var. albiflorus Opuntia basilaris var. aurea Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada Opuntia basilaris var. cordata Opuntia basilaris var. heilii Opuntia basilaris var. humistrata Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata Opuntia basilaris var. ramosa Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei Opuntia basilaris var. treleasii Opuntia basilaris var. whitneyana Opuntia basilaris var. woodburyi This indicates that the species does vary a lot in its exterior. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.