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Index of Botanical Specimens

Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267723
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorA. Fendler
Collector number277 (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/36e635d4-634f-4497-b802-a1f47c86d287
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267723
HerbariumGH
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.
Determination Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata
Determined byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textcited by L. D. Benson, Cacti U. S. Canada 914. 1982, as Opuntia imbricata Haw. var. imbricata
Determination Opuntia arborescens Engelmann
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[mounted with Wright field #354, 267726 399, 267725, & 490, 267724]
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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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