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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCactaceae: Opuntia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267741
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/6f5d7174-03df-417c-a051-311c979c5738
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267741
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
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.
FamilyCactaceae
Determination Opuntia phaeacantha Engelmann
Determination Remarks [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[To cactus no. 7 and 8. Data from Fendler's notes]

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