Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

  • Collector(s)

    S. Boyd 9064, 14 Oct 1996

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Liebre Mountains region, Anaverde Valley near the north base of Ritter Ridge, west of Palmdale, along Tierra Subida Road 0.5 miles south of the intersection with Avenue S.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3861126

    Occurrence ID: 77f9466c-80c5-4bbc-aad1-5692c7d1fbea

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • Locality

    Liebre Mountains region, Anaverde Valley near the north base of Ritter Ridge, west of Palmdale, along Tierra Subida Road 0.5 miles south of the intersection with Avenue S.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 927 m. (3041 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.5513, -118.141

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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, USA
CACTACEAE
Opuntia echinocarpa Engelmann & Bigelow
Liebre Mountains region, Anaverde Valley near the north base of
Ritter Ridge, west of Palmdale, along Tierra Subida Road 0.5
miles south of the intersection with Avenue S. Near 34° 33’
04.8”N 118° 08’ 28.0”W. T6N R13W SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4
sec. 4. Elev. ca. 3040 ft.
Upper bajada with gravelly alluvial soils.
Open scrub of Juniperus californica, Yucca brevifolia, Eriogonum
fasciculatum, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Artemisia tridentata, and
Ericameria cooperi.
Common stem-succulent shrub, fruit dry.
Steve Boyd 9064
Lauren Raz
14 Oct 1996
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