Taxon:
cf. Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm.
Family: Cactaceae
Collector:
Kirstin Olmon 1118
Date: 2013-07-29
Additional Collectors:
A. Boettcher, B. Burgard, C. Fitzgerrell, K. Tso
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Coconino County, Colorado Plateau, 61 km E of Flagstaff on Interstate 40 to Meteor Crater Exit, 7.5 km S on Meteor Crater Road, 8.6 km S on Chavez Pass Road, 4.8 km SW on unmarked road. Zone 4, plot 176.
34.947188 -111.088468 NAD83
Verbatim Coordinates:
12S 491922E 3867190N
Elevation:
1737 meters
(5697ft)
Habitat:
Plains grassland
Associated Species:
Atriplex canescens, Lycium pallidum, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Bouteloua gracilis
Description:
Areoles > 15 mm apart, joints 15-25 cm long, spines 5-6 cm long, reddish brown.
Record Id: e2f0b111-1ac4-4cac-abee-124cfee83e90
Occurrence ID (GUID):
e2f0b111-1ac4-4cac-abee-124cfee83e90