Echinocactus grandis Rose

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Echinocactus grandis Rose

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Smith 3775 with Jr., F. A. Peterson, & Naricisso Tejeda, Jul 1961

  • Location

    Mexico. Puebla. Tehuacán Mun. west of Tehuacàn on La Mesa above El Riego.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03859751

    Occurrence ID: 56628488-55e5-4d71-950f-25525b461f9f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Puebla

  • County/Municipio

    Tehuacán Mun.

  • Locality

    west of Tehuacàn on La Mesa above El Riego

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
MEXICO
Tehuacàn area
No. 3775 Echinocactus grandis Hose
Barrel cactus* To 1*5 tall. Flowers
bright yellow*
Puebla: west of Tehuacàn on La Mesa above El Riego.
Limestone area with gray to white soil and frequent rock
outcrops; thom-scrub-cactus cover. Alt. ca. 1500 m.
July 1961
Coll: C. E. Smith, Jr., F. A. Peterson, &Narcisso Tejeda
Collected in co-operation with the Proyecto Arqueologico-Botanico “Tehuac&n” of the
B. S. Peabody Foundation
03859751