University of New Mexico Herbarium (UNM:Vascular Plants)
UNM0115987
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Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza
Cactaceae
E.F. Castetter, P. Pierce and K.H. Schwerin (1973)
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I. McClenaghan
3184
1965-11-15
11/15/1965
United States, New Mexico, Eddy, Malaga, NM about 100 ft. west of US 285.
32.2240368 -104.07243502 +-300m. WGS84
Type D: Single named place. Although the description of (100ft. West of US 285) was given. It did not specify where in Malaga. Therefore the point was placed at the Malaga GNIS location with an uncertainty covering the extent of 285 in town.
In deep sand.
Plant has several chains of fleshy roots, the "joints" of roots 4 to 6 in. long and 5/8 to 1 in. in diameter. Root system large for plant (10 joints).
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In deep sand. Plant has several chains of fleshy roots, the "joints" of roots 4 to 6 in. long and 5/8 to 1 in. in diameter. Root system large for plant (10 joints).