Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
(ASU:Plants)
Catalog #:
ASU0102639
Occurrence ID (GUID):
da471590-3f62-49ee-ab15-b3bf323a2a15
Secondary Catalog #:
192322
Taxon: Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis L. Benson Family: Cactaceae
Determiner: D. J. Pinkava, 1994
Collector:
Wendy C. Hodgson
Number:
8116
Date: 1994-04-08
Additional Collectors:
Amadeo Rea
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Maricopa, Sierra Estrella Mountains and Wilderness Area; west flanks; along jeep trail just west of broad alluvial part of drainage just south of 'trail' which goes up to 'Granite Peak'
33.1966 -112.247
Elevation:
510 meters (1673ft)
Habitat:
Lower Sonoran Desert vegetation
Associated Species:
Ambrosia deltoidea, Carnegiea, Larrea, Opuntia acanthocarpa, Sphaeralcea ambigua, Bromus rubens, Fouquieria, Viguiera deltodiea...
Description:
Plant tall, shrubby, much branching, with strict habit, stems conspicuously very erect; flowers yellow-chartreuse with purplish center, but colors on other plants in area ranging from yellow to pink to deep magenta; (Determiner: tending toward var. major)
Reproductive Condition:
flowers
Notes:
Slides
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Record ID: da471590-3f62-49ee-ab15-b3bf323a2a15
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Elizabeth Makings (Elizabeth.Makings@asu.edu)
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Current Record
Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU:Plants)
Wendy C. Hodgson 81161994-04-08
Catalog Number: ASU0102639
GUID: da471590-3f62-49ee-ab15-b3bf323a2a15
Latest Identification: Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis L. Benson
Identified by: D. J. Pinkava, 1994
Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Wendy C. Hodgson 81161994-04-08
Catalog Number: DES00038141
Latest Identification: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major (Engelm.) Pinkava
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Wesley E. Niles Herbarium (UNLV)
W. Hodgson 81161994-04-08
Catalog Number: 44197
Latest Identification: Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis (L. Benson) Pinkava
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