View source for Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata

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|accepted_name=Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata
|accepted_authority=(Clover & Jotter) L. D. Benson
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Cacti Arizona ed.
|place=2, 43. 1950
|year=1950
}}
|common_names=Grand Canyon beavertail pricklypear
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Opuntia longiareolata
|authority=Clover & Jotter
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Opuntia heilii
|authority=S. L. Welsh & Neese
}}
|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae;Opuntia;Opuntia basilaris;Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cactaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Opuntia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Opuntia basilaris]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>variety</small>[[Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 144
|treatment_page=page 145
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stem </b>segments often decumbent, flattened apically, spatulate, (5–)9–18 × 4–11 cm; areoles 6–8(–9) per diagonal row across midstem segment, elongate to usually circular. <b>Spines</b> absent. <b>Fruits</b> spineless. <b>2n</b> = 22.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring (Mar–Apr).
|habitat=Mojave and Great Basin deserts, clay hills, flats, canyon bottoms to bluffs
|elevation=600-1600 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Utah.
|discussion=<p>The elongate areoles that the specific epithet implies are not at all characteristic for Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata and are sometimes found on plants of other varieties.</p>
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name=Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata
|author=
|authority=(Clover & Jotter) L. D. Benson
|rank=variety
|parent rank=species
|synonyms=Opuntia heilii
|basionyms=Opuntia longiareolata
|family=Cactaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring (Mar–Apr).
|habitat=Mojave and Great Basin deserts, clay hills, flats, canyon bottoms to bluffs
|elevation=600-1600 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Utah.
|reference=None
|publication title=Cacti Arizona ed.
|publication year=1950
|special status=
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
|genus=Opuntia
|species=Opuntia basilaris
|variety=Opuntia basilaris var. longiareolata
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