Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium
(DES)
Catalog #:
DES00086737
Occurrence ID (GUID):
9877e49b-75ea-422d-950e-bd17c31caf7f
Taxon: Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt Family: Cactaceae
Collector:
Lucas C. Majure
Number:
6145
Date: 2016-04-13
Additional Collectors:
R. Puente
Locality:
United States, Arizona, Coconino, Marble Canyon Area at Cliff Dwellers, 3.2 km E of Cliff Dwellers Lodge, just S of Hwy. 89A and just past Vermillion Cliffs area
36.75327 -111.719238
Elevation:
1233 meters (4044ft)
Habitat:
shrubland dominated by Coleogyne ramosissima
Substrate:
sandy, gravelly soils
Associated Species:
Daseyochloa pulchella, Atriplex, Hilaria, Sphaeralcea
Description:
spreading shrubs with very long central spines (dark at base during development and lighter-white apices), two large forms in this area; pericarpel 26 x 25 mm, inner tepals light pink 44 x 27 mm, obovate, style light pinkish-white, 21 mm, stigma lobes green, 6
Reproductive Condition:
flower
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID: 9877e49b-75ea-422d-950e-bd17c31caf7f
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Andrew Salywon (asalywon@dbg.org)
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Current Record
Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Lucas C. Majure 61452016-04-13
Catalog Number: DES00086737
GUID: 9877e49b-75ea-422d-950e-bd17c31caf7f
Latest Identification: Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt
General Research Observations (SEINet)
Lucas C. Majure 61452016-04-13
Latest Identification: Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii (L.D.Benson) B.D.Parfitt
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