Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium
(DES)
Catalog #:
DES00066421
Occurrence ID (GUID):
8c6d079d-f938-4bdb-bf79-643178f66a37
Taxon: Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Family: Cactaceae
Collector:
Wendy C. Hodgson
Number:
25050
Date: 2010-05-19
Additional Collectors:
Andrew Salywon
Locality:
USA, Nevada, Nye County, Ca 1.2 mile southwest of Route 375 - Route 6 junction and Warm Springs, south side of Route 6, 11S 554968 E, 4226278 N, NAD 83/84
36.18365 -116.372364
Verbatim Coordinates:
UTM: 4226278 554968 11S
Elevation:
1700 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
5580ft.
Habitat:
Juniper high desert scrub, disturbed, grazed
Associated Species:
Sphaeralcea, Chrysothamnus, Echinocereus mojavensis, Gutierrezia sarothrae.
Description:
Rare, low-growing; plant flowered in DBG propagation, flowered (flowers collected) 2 June 2010, flower 59(l) x 70(w) mm, outer perianth rose pink with green midstripe, inner perianth dark glossy rose, filaments cream with very slight pink-white distally, anthers cream, style white, stigma lobes dark green.
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID: 8c6d079d-f938-4bdb-bf79-643178f66a37
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Andrew Salywon (asalywon@dbg.org)
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