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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCactaceae: Opuntia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00063176
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector numberU
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: El Paso County: El Paso
LocalityN. Mex. [below El Paso]
Date Collected1852-05-19
Habitat[Sandhills]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6c3840f7-daba-48df-882d-09cc54af169b
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00063176
HerbariumGH
FamilyCactaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Opuntia tenuispina Engelmann
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[LT: MO]
Taxon Reference(for Opuntia tenuispina Engelmann) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1856. 3: 294.
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia pottsii Salm-Dyck
Determined byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textcited by L. D. Benson, Cacti U. S. Canada 926. 1982, as O. macrorhiza var. pottsii (Salm-Dyck) L. D. Benson
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia tenuispina Engelmann
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextType
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #332]

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