University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha Haworth
CACTACEAE
G.K. Arp
1522
1970-11-01
01 November 1970
United States, Colorado, Gilpin, 2 miles east of Blackhawk, in Clear Creek Canyon.
39.7807049 -105.4628296 +-5000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM 2 miles eastward of Black Hawk along Clear Creek. THe elevation in the area is much higher than stated in the record so I increased the CV to cover the area. RA
2133 meters
7000 ft, 2133 m
Veg
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Original ID as Opuntia polyacantha Haw var. trichophora (Engelm. and Beg.) Coulter. (note the emergence of pads directly from the root).
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