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Opuntia chlorotica gosseliniana, Sonoran Purple Pricklypear

Joseph — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:29:40 +0000

Image (Weber) Ferguson, Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 60: 159, 1988 Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia chlorotica var. gosseliniana? O. chlorotica var. gosseliniana is one of three recognized varieties in the O. chlorotica complex, together with var. chlorotica and var. santa-rita. The varieties intergrade […]

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Opuntia mojavensis, Mojave Pricklypear

Joseph — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:50:26 +0000

Engelmann & Bigelow, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 293, 1856 Lectotype; Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Herbarium (O. mojavensis-like); Drawing (The Botany of the Expedition, 1856) Original Description What is Opuntia mojavensis? Opuntia mojavensis is an enigmatic prickly pear cactus. The only historical drawing of this cactus shows 2 […]

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Opuntia chlorotica santa-rita, Santa-Rita Purple Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:16:58 +0000

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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Opuntia macrocentra, Black-spine Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:07:57 +0000

Engelmann, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 292, 1856 [1857] Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (as O. violaceae macrocentra); Herbarium (as O. violaceae macrocentra); Herbarium (O. macrocentra minor); Herbarium (O. macrocentra minor); Herbarium (O. macrocentra minor) Original Description What is Opuntia macrocentra? Opuntia macrocentra […]

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Opuntia gilvescens, Bajada Pricklypear

Joseph — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:17:37 +0000

Griffiths, Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 87, 1909 Holotype (as O. gilvescens); Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium. Except where indicated, all specimens were originally interpreted as O. phaeacantha. O. gilvescens is related to O. camanchica O. gilvescens is related to O. phaeacantha Original Description What is […]

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Opuntia charlestonensis, Mt. Charleston Pricklypear

Joseph — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:13:39 +0000

Clokey, Madroño 7(3): 71, 1943 Isotype; Isotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Original Description What is Opuntia charlestonensis? Opuntia charlestonensis is a high-elevation prickly pear from Kyle Canyon on Mt. Charleston, Nevada (≈6,000–8,000 ft). It has been proposed as a hybrid taxon derived from two sympatric species, O. phaeacantha and O. polyacantha var. erinacea. […]

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Opuntia basilaris, Beavertail Cactus

Joseph — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:53:53 +0000

Engelmann & Bigelow, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 298, 1856 Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Holotype (O. basilaris brachyclada); Herbarium (O. basilaris brachyclada); Herbarium (O. basilaris brachyclada); Herbarium (O. basilaris brachyclada); Isolectotype (O. basilaris ramosa); Holotype (O. basilaris ramosa); Herbarium (O. basilaris heilii); Herbarium (O. basilaris heilii); Herbarium (O. […]

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Opuntia azurea, Purple Pricklypear

Joseph — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:52:02 +0000

Rose, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 12(7): 291, 1909 Holotype; Isotype; Isotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium (O. azurea diplopurpurea); Holotype (O. azurea diplopurpurea); Holotype (O. azurea discolor); Herbarium (O. azurea discolor); Herbarium (O. azurea parva); Herbarium (O. azurea parva); Herbarium (O. azurea parva); Herbarium (O. azurea parva); Painting (possible O. azurea); O. […]

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Opuntia aurea, Zion Beavertail Cactus

Joseph — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:50:42 +0000

Baxter, Cactus and Succulent Journal (U.S.) 5(6): 489, 1933 Holotype; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium; Herbarium Original Description What is Opuntia aurea? Opuntia aurea is a prostrate, mat-forming prickly-pear of southern Utah and adjacent northern Arizona. Plants typically creep outward in low patches rather than forming upright shrubs, […]

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