Opuntia aurea E.M.Baxter

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  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia aurea E.M.Baxter

  • Collector(s)

    W. Fertig 21913, 05 Jun 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Kane Co. Grand Staircase: The Sand Hills, ca. 0.2-0.5 mile north of old Hwy 89 (paralleling north side of current Hwy 89), ca. 1.2 miles southeast of Diana's Throne and 2.5 miles northwest of junction of Hwy 89 and Hancock Road, ca. 9 air miles NNW of Kanab.

  • Habitat

    Rolling sand dunes derived from Navajo Sandstone in community of Artemisia tridentata-Yucca angustissima, Purshia tridentata on slopes just upslope from wet depressions.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 831974

    Occurrence ID: 0ded20d8-d632-463c-8311-d71bf4743bc4

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Kane Co.

  • Locality

    Grand Staircase: The Sand Hills, ca. 0.2-0.5 mile north of old Hwy 89 (paralleling north side of current Hwy 89), ca. 1.2 miles southeast of Diana's Throne and 2.5 miles northwest of junction of Hwy 89 and Hancock Road, ca. 9 air miles NNW of Kanab

  • Township, Range, Section

    T42S, R7W, S11 SE4 of NW4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1829 m. (6001 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.17, -112.6

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