Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea

  • Collector(s)

    M. Honer 3155, 05 Jul 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Mono Co. Great Basin; East of Sierra Nevada region: Glass Mountain Region: Kelty Meadows area. Granite slopes along 4WD road approx. 0.25 miles southeast of Kelty Canyon.

  • Habitat

    20° west-facing granite outcrops and sandy gravelly slopes supporting Artemisia - Purshia scrub with Cercocarpus ledifolius, Eriogonum umbellatum. Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, Hesperostipa comata, Elymus elymoides, Achnatherum hymenoides. Scarce.

  • Description

    This clump 0.75 m across. Flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01191758

    Occurrence ID: 38f887e9-8f0e-4093-8658-c873d4bb0c5a

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Mono Co.

  • Locality

    Great Basin; East of Sierra Nevada region: Glass Mountain Region: Kelty Meadows area. Granite slopes along 4WD road approx. 0.25 miles southeast of Kelty Canyon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2774 m. (9101 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.7515, -118.632

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! Herbarium of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Plants of Mono Co., California, USA
CACTACEAE
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow ex Engelm. var.
erinacea
Great Basin; East of Sierra Nevada region: GLASS
i MOUNTAIN REGION: Kelty Meadows area. Granite
slopes along 4WD road appx. 0.25 mi. SE of Kelty
Canyon. 37° 45.090'N, 118° 37.950'W. Alt.:
2774m/9100ft.
20-degree W-facing granite outcrop« and sandy gravelly slopes
supporting Artemisia - Purshia scrub with Cercocarpus ledifolius,
Eriogonum umbellatum, Symphoricarpos rolundifolius, Hesperostipa
comata, Elymus elymoides. Achnatherum hymenoides.
Scarce. This clump ,75m across. Flws yellow.
Michael Honer 3155
5 Jul 2008
Entered into RSA Database (16366MAH)
01191758