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; M. Heacock
898
1970-06-08
08 June 1970
United States, Colorado, El Paso, 15 miles north of Penrose.
38.5940933 -104.905237 +-5000m. WGS84
15 miles due north of Pennrose would still be in Freemont County. I am assuming the milage is via HWY 115 which places the point in El Paso County. I moved the UTM from the HWY at 15 miles southeast to an east slope at 6400 ft and increased the CV to 5
1951 meters
6400 ft, 1951 m
Pinyon-juniper forest on rocky east facing slope.
Flr
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polycanacantha, det G.K. Arp, 1972. / Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Original ID as Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Pollen taken for palynology lab, INSTAAR.
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