University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
CACTACEAE
G. K. Arp
1015A
1970-06-20
20 June 1970
United States, Colorado, Garfield, 6 miles NW of Debeque, on knoll along Sulphur Gulch.
39.4002525 -108.2885257 +-5000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM 6 miles northwest of De Beque along an unnammed stream. RA
Sage and pinyon-juniper community.
Flr
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., possible hybrid, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Origin. ID as Opuntia (this spec is a member of an Opuntia swarm). Unsigned note: "O. fragilis var. brachyarthra X O. erinacea var. utahensis, this spec represents a member of a transitional pop."
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)