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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Catalog #:
DES00063846
Occurrence ID:
388efba5-1fea-467c-99bd-eccc845b9858
Taxon:
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea
Engelm.
Family:
Cactaceae
Collector:
Andrew Salywon
Number:
1462
Date:
2009-07-30
Locality:
USA, Utah, Millard County, Just east of Hwy 257 between Milford and Delta, ca. 30 mi north of Milford; between the Cricket Mountains and Beaver River.
48.810483 -112.871833
Verbatim Coordinates:
48d 48.629m N; 112d 52.31m W
Elevation:
1493 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
4900ft.
Habitat:
Flat plains with tan sandy-loamy soils.
Associated Taxa:
Atriplex, Krascheninnikovia lanata, and scattered grasses.
Description:
Uncommon, plant clump ca. 2 ft. in diameter, the stems decumbant and fruits dry at maturity.
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Usage Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID:
388efba5-1fea-467c-99bd-eccc845b9858
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Salywon (
asalywon@dbg.org
)
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