University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha Haworth
CACTACEAE
M. Edwards; V. Richards, P. Root, E. Vanbargen
567
1985-07-08
08 July 1985
United States, Colorado, Teller, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Area E. SW-facing rocky slope above access road to Cusack storage barn.
38.9104807 -105.2607897 +-500m. WGS84
T13S R70W SEC19 NW¼
I plotted the UTM on a southwest slope above the access road. RA
2570 meters
8432 ft, 2570 m
Plants few, in large mats about 40 cm diam.
Flr
Opuntia polyacantha det. W.A. Weber, 1985. / Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Original ID as Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. Flowers yellow.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)