University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth
CACTACEAE
G. K. Arp
1042c
1970-06-27
27 June 1970
United States, Colorado, Moffat, Greystone, SW of town.
40.59716 -108.68944 +-1000m. WGS84
I placed the point at the given elevation 2 km SW of Greystone. MS 3/12/22.
2034 meters
6673 ft, 2034 m
In mixed sage and pinyon-juniper community.
Flr
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw., probable hybrid, det. Bruce D. Parfitt, 1991. Originally identified only as Opuntia. Unsigned note says O. fragilis var. brachyarthra X O. erinacea var. utahensis; this specimen represents a member of a transitional pop.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)