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Griffiths, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 27: 24, 1914 Holotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (aff O. valida); Herbarium (aff O. valida); Herbarium (aff O. valida); Herbarium (aff O. valida) Original Description What is Opuntia valida? Opuntia valida is a handsome prickly pear cactus found in New Mexico, West Texas, and perhaps Arizona. […]
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Engelmann & J.M. Bigelow, Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(5; 3): 41 (1857 publ. 1856) Isolectoype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (submitted as O. aff polyacantha); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (submitted as O. polyacantha);
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Engelmann, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 290, 1856 Isolectotype; Isolectotype; Isolectotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia strigil? Opuntia strigil is a prickly pear cactus in west Texas, mostly west of the Pecos River and apparently not entering NM. This Opuntia grows on limestone hills from
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(Haworth) Haworth, Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum 191, 1812 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium O. stricta has similarities with O. dillenii, another beach prickly pear O. stricta is different from O. anahuacensis, but they are both beach prickly pears. Original Citation What is Opuntia stricta? Opuntia stricta is a coastal prickly pear
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Anthony, American Midland Naturalist 55: 246. 1956 Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia spinosibacca? Opuntia spinosibacca is a prickly pear cactus found only in the Big Bend region of Texas and in adjacent Mexico. It is often found on hot limestone substrates. It is a large cactus, to 1
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Introduction This undescribed prickly pear cactus occurs in northern New Mexico and perhaps into Colorado. It has similarities with Opuntia macrorhiza. However, the flowers have no red in them and the stigma is bright green. More studies are needed.
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Opuntia chlorotica santa-rita Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia chlorotica var. santa-rita? O. chlorotica var. santa-rita, the Santa-Rita purple prickly pear, is one of three varieties in the O. chlorotica complex—together with var. chlorotica and var. gosseliniana. It was clarified and united with O. chlorotica by Ferguson
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Griffiths, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 27: 26, 1914 Isotype; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia Sanguinicola? O. sanguinicola is a Texas prickly pear cactus that prefers deep soils (limestone-derived) as opposed to the rocky soils preferred by O. gilvescens or other possibly related Opuntias. Details Plants may be 20 to 40 cm
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(Engelmann & J. M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 50: 535, 1908 Lectotype (O. missouriensis trichophora); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Drawing (The Botany of the Expedition, 1856, plate XV No. 1-4 [O. missouriensis trichophora]) Opuntia trichophora is possibly related to O. arenaria O. trichophora is related to O. diploursina O. trichophora is related to O. polyacantha Original Citation What is
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Engelmann, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 298, 1856 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia rufida? Opuntia rufida is a large, spineless prickly pear cactus that occurs in the Big Bend area of Texas and south into the greater Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico. Details
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