Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU:Plants)
ASU0054232
9c0a06be-a9d3-482f-9dec-a7da63fb4135
198805
Cumulopuntia sphaerica (C.F.Först.) E.F.Anderson
Cactaceae
D. J. Pinkava (2003)
Wendy Hodgson
8034
1994-03-04
Ted Anderson, Joe McAuliffe, K. & Fred Katterman, Camilo Diaz, Carlos Ostalaza, Guido Lombardi
Peru, Lima, In the Chillón Valley 11 km east of Yangas or 3 km east of Santa Rosa de Quives.
-11.66717 -76.77939
11d 40m 01.8s S, 76d 46m 45.8s W
1320 meters (4330ft)
Heavily grazed slopes, primarily by goats, dominated by cacti (50-75%), with only two common woody perennials, Orthopterygium huaveni and Cnidoscolus, which do not apear to be touched by goats.