University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
CACTACEAE
W. A. Weber
12377
1965-05-18
18 May 1965
United States, Colorado, Montrose, 1.5 mi. W. of crest of Cerro Summit.
38.45283 -107.66182 +-1000m. WGS84
I placed the point 1.5 road miles W of Cerro Summit and uncertainty extends to air miles. MS 4/16/22.
2316 meters
7600 ft, 2316 m
Sagebrush slopes and summits.
Veg
Hybrid of Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. var. brachyarthra (Engelm. & Bigelow) Coulter, det. Lyman Benson 1968. / Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. possible hybrid, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Originally identified as Opuntia rutila Nutt. ex T. & G. Typed unsigned note reads O. fragilis var. brachyarthra x O. erinacea var. utahensis.
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