Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea -
Collector(s)
M. Honer 3155, 05 Jul 2008
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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.
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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.
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Description
This clump 0.75 m across. Flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01191758
Occurrence ID: 38f887e9-8f0e-4093-8658-c873d4bb0c5a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
California
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County/Municipio
Mono Co.
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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
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Elevation
Alt. 2774 m. (9101 ft.)
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Coordinates
37.7515, -118.632
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Distribution
! 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
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Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea