Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia erinacea Engelm. & Bigelow var. erinacea

  • Collector(s)

    W. Fertig 21663, 23 Apr 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Washington Co. Mohave Desert: 1.5 air miles west of Interstate 15 and just north of AZ state line, northwest of Black Rock exit and 1.2 miles south of Virgin River, ca. 7 air miles southwest of St. George.

  • Habitat

    North-facing slopes. Mid to upper slopes dominated by Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa, Grayia spinosa, & Krascheninnikovia Lantata, with Bromus rubens, & Bromus tectorum. Sandy-rock colluvium overlying sandstone bedrock above desert canyon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00947429

    Occurrence ID: 6bcf1a90-10fb-4ac7-9c6b-e9df5fbea64f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Washington Co.

  • Locality

    Mohave Desert: 1.5 air miles west of Interstate 15 and just north of AZ state line, northwest of Black Rock exit and 1.2 miles south of Virgin River, ca. 7 air miles southwest of St. George

  • Township, Range, Section

    T44S, R16W, S33 SW4SW4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 853 m. (2799 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.0007, -113.658

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Flora of Utah
Opuntia er in ace a Engelmann
var. erinacea
Cactaceae
Washington Co.	T44S R16W S33 SW4SW4
Mohave Desert: 1.5 air miles W of Interstate 15 and just N of
AZ state line, NW of Black Rock exit and 1.2 miles S of
Virgin River, ca 7 air miles SW of St George.
UTM: zone 12,263479E, 4098257N, NAD83.
North-feeing slopes of sandy-rocky colluvium overlying
sandstone bedrock above desert canyon. Mid to upper slopes
dominated by Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa, Grayia
spinosa, & Krascheninnikovia lanata, with Bromus rubens,
& Bromus tectorum.
23 April 2005
Walter Fertig
Elev. 2800 ft.
21663
00947429