Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Mexico

• County/Municipio

  Taos Co.

• Locality

  valley of Rio Fernando de Taos about 18 km east of Taos

• Coordinates

  36.3966, -105.352

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  16762

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to georeference locality with high precision.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANJCAL GARDEN
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Qpuntia polvacantha Haw.
var. polvacantha
Bruce D. Parfitt	1991
Arizona State University - ASU
EX HERBARIUM BAILEY HORTORIUM (BH),
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NEW YORK
WIEGAND HERBARIUM OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Taos
FLORA OF NEW MEXICO
vy
COUNTY
ROBERT T. CLAUSEN No. Y&cHY	ALT.	M
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
Joints dull, pale green; spines white
or brownish; petals yellow.
Rocky slope, valley of Rio Fernando de
Taos about 18 km. east of Taos.
This may be plant which was designated
0. trichophoro (Engelm.) Britton & Rose,
with spines on lowest joints hair-like.
ilfeb June 21
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