This Opuntia medium size and not much distribution, was discovered by Carolo Spegazzini and according to the text: "Cactacearum Platensium Tentamen" in 1905 , its authorship, diagnosed as follows: "Platyopuntia, armata, erect v. caespitosa decumbeus, atro-viridis; articulis planiusculis obovato-ellipticis subparvis; areolis non v. vix prominulis; aculeis typice 5, quorum 3 centralibus serie longitudinali superpositis validis patulis elongatis 2 caeteris setiformibus retrorsis adpessissimis, albido-cinereis subteretibus; floribus paucis subapicalibus, ovario elongato-clavulato pallide viridi, corolla rotata phyllis aurantiis; fructu clavulato extus intusque atro-purpureo, seminibus lanatis."
