Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 2177 with Fermín Reygadas Dahl, 21 Jul 2000

  • Location

    United States of America. West Virginia. Pendleton Co. Northeast of town of Brandywine, margins of Heavener Run where it meets CR 33/5, at base of rocky slope overlooking the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River.

  • Habitat

    With Ulmus americana, Juglans, Robinia, Platanus, Hamamelis, Ostrya, Juniperus, Cercis, Fraxinus, Prunus.

  • Description

    Mostly prostrate and forming large mats (about 10 meters X 15 meters) nearly covering the whole hillside, stems not more than about 3 joints high, most only one or two joints high, from fibrous roots, apparently spineless though with annoying glochids, flowers passed, fruit green, probably not mature, none observed to be red, plants growing mostly in Juniperus shade. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158177

    Occurrence ID: 893deff1-a281-4ba5-9e04-a86f089b73bd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Cactaceae

  • All Determinations

    Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. det D. E. Atha, 2000

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Pendleton Co.

  • Locality

    Northeast of town of Brandywine, margins of Heavener Run where it meets CR 33/5, at base of rocky slope overlooking the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 495 m. (1624 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.634, -79.2292

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 38°38.04'N, 79°13.75'W (± 100 m)

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The New York Botanical Garden
Cactaceae
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.
det. D. Atha, 2000
United States of America. West Virginia. Pendelton Co. Northeast of
town of Brandywine, margins of Heavener Run where it meets CR 33/5, at
base of rocky slope overlooking the South Fork of the South Branch of the
Potomac River. 38°38.04'N, 79°13.75'W (± 100 m), ca. 1625 feet above
sea level. With Ulmus americana, Juglans, Robinia, Platanus,
Hamamelis, Ostrya, Juniperus, Cercis, Fraxinus, Prunus.
Mostly prostrate and forming large mats (about 10 meters X 15 meters)
nearly covering the whole hillside, stems not more than about 3 joints
high, most only one or two joints high, from fibrous roots, apparently
spineless though with annoying glochids, flowers passed, fruit green,
probably not mature, none observed to be red, plants growing mostly in
Juniperus shade.
Daniel Atha, Fermín Reygadas Dahl 2177
21 Jul 2000
01158177