Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Wilken 14573, 15 Sep 1985

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. Larimer Co. North side of Dixon Reservoir, at base of Dixon Canyon Dam, Horsetooth Reservoir.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3758492

    Occurrence ID: 6a2561e7-5d0d-4827-b4f4-bf40b4377dd3

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    Larimer Co.

  • Locality

    North side of Dixon Reservoir, at base of Dixon Canyon Dam, Horsetooth Reservoir

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.5598, -105.143

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    969

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM (CS)
FLORA OF COLORADO
Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
Prostrate to ca 2 dm tall; fruits fleshy, deep
reddish-purple to green; stem segments turgid; on
gravelly soil of west-facing slope with
Chrysothamnus and Gutierrezia.
D. H. Wilken 14573
LARIMER CO: North side of Dixon Reservoir,
at base of Dixon Canyon Dam, Horsetooth
Reservoir.	T7N R69W S20 SC 1/4
5250 feet	15 September 1985
det„Lucas C. Majure ffLAS) 27 Nov ;20i3
Examined for: The evolution and systematics of the
Opmtia humifusa Corniptex,
03758492