Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Hummingbird Nopal

Opuntia karwinskiana

Spanish: Nopal lengua de vaca

Hummingbird Nopal (Opuntia karwinskiana) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 4 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in May, Jan, Mar, Apr.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,468 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2022 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-05-12 — observation by gilbertoramirez
2024-01-24 — observation by daniel_brito
2023-03-31 — observation by francisco_amador
2022-04-17 — observation by vctrndr

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Cite as: “Hummingbird Nopal (Opuntia karwinskiana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/opuntia-karwinskiana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.