Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
(ASU:Plants)
Catalog #:
ASU0057742
Occurrence ID (GUID):
bfb5ba7a-7584-4bec-a4f8-1203f9acf082
Secondary Catalog #:
259909
Taxon: Cylindropuntia molesta subsp. molesta Family: Cactaceae
Collector:
Donald Pinkava
Number:
8786
Date: 1971-01-01
Additional Collectors:
Lyle McGill
Locality:
Mexico, Baja California, Rte 1, 5.5 mi E of Rosario and 4.5 mi NE (left fork) to Rancho.
30.067905 -115.748573 +-15000m.
Habitat:
Flats in alluvial soil above arroyo.
Description:
Flowers collected afternoon and morning, diameter 31-40 mm, length 49-57 mm; outer perianth yellow-green or bronze with a reddish-brown midstripe at tip; inner perianth pale olive green with a reddish-brown midstripe; thigmotrophic positive, stigma lobe number 4-6, color yellow; filament reddish-brown; ovary/base of flower covered with long reddish-brown glochids; joints gray-green with mature joints gray; spines gray on older joints, tan with golden sheaths on newer; areoles slightly tuberculate, with few spine clusters;
Notes:
Grown in cultivation at the Desert Botanical Garden. Additional flowers collected on 27 May 2003, 5 May 2005, and 16 May 2005. Collected by Joni Ward on 20 May 2003.
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Record ID: bfb5ba7a-7584-4bec-a4f8-1203f9acf082
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Elizabeth Makings (Elizabeth.Makings@asu.edu)
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