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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCactaceae: Opuntia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267740
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorA. Fendler
Collector number[276] (250)
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 Collected1847-05-25 - 1847-06-09
Habitat[Both grow in sandy pebbly and generally sterile soil]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/931c966e-5ad1-4eb0-9c5b-1d111de77e30
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267740
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. John A. Lowell
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann
Determination Remarks [is label name] [is Current name]
FamilyCactaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann) Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 1849. 4(1): 51.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Remarks[To cactus no. 7 and 8. Data from Fendler's notes]

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