Taxon:Opuntia phaeacantha var. major Engelm. Family: Cactaceae
Determiner: Gilbert A. Voss (1936-04-25)
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Collector:
R. H. Peebles SF-978
Date: 1936-04-25
Verbatim Date: April,25,1936
Locality:
United States, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Sycamore Canyon, Patagonia Mountains
31.36667 -110.7583
Occurrence Remarks:
planted at Sacaton, joint 3 inches broad, fruit 1-1/4 inch long, reddish juicy (RHP), spines brown, at least at base, turning ashy-gray in age, glochids reddish-brown, abundant and conspicuous, fruit short and thick, withered flowers appear to be yellow (RHP, 1936)