University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
CACTACEAE
W. A. Weber; C. Rector, D. Kennedy
16769
1983-06-28
28 June 1983
United States, Colorado, Montrose, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument: south rim, 1.2 mi S of Visitor Center.
38.53853 -107.68855 +-500m. WGS84
I placed the point in between the area 1.2 road miles and 1.2 air miles S of the given visitor center. Uncertainty encompasses the general surroundings of these points.
Spring-fed marsh in oak-sagebrush zone; on rocky slopes.
Veg
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Originally identified as Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. brachyarthra (Engelm. & Big.) Coult.
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