University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
CACTACEAE
William A. Weber
3358
1947-05-18
18 May 1947
United States, Colorado, Garfield, 5 mi. n. of Rifle along Government Creek.
39.6055368 -107.803777 +-5000m. WGS84
I plotted the UTM 5 miles north of Rifle along Government Creek. RA
1768 meters
5800 ft, 1768 m
West-facing slope, clay soil, pinon-juniper.
Veg
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) var. brachyarthra (Engelm. & Bigelow) Coulter, det. Lyman Benson, 1968. / Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.; possible hybrid, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Originally ID as Opuntia rutila Nutt. Typed unsigned note: "O. fragilis var. brachyarthra x O. erinacea var. utahensis, this specimen represents a member of a transitional population".
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)