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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCactaceae: Opuntia
Classification 1Cactaceae: Cylindropuntia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267728
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorA. Fendler
Collector number[277] (252)
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Mexico: Santa Fe County: Santa Fe
Date Collected1847-06-19 - 1847-06-29
Habitat[Foot of the mountains, on moderate hills and high prairies]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7386e273-1778-4fb6-8d3a-f41ea115a241
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267728
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyCactaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Opuntia arborescens Engelmann
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[LT: MO]
Taxon Reference(for Opuntia arborescens Engelmann) Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 1848. 90.
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Determined byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Determined byM. A. Baker & N. Trushell (ASU)
Date Determined1984-04-25
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia arborescens Engelmann
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[To cactus no. 9. They are sometimes used on the tops of mud walls, for the same purposes as broken glass bottles are used in other countries. Data from Fendler's notes.]

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