Difference between revisions of "Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii"
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 70: 188. 1998.
Common names: Navajo Bridge pricklypear
Endemic
Basionym: Opuntia nicholii L. D. Benson Cacti Arizona ed. 2, 48. 1950
Synonyms: Opuntia hystricina var. nicholii (L. D. Benson) Backe berg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 147.
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|name=Opuntia hystricina var. nicholii | |name=Opuntia hystricina var. nicholii | ||
|authority=(L. D. Benson) Backe berg | |authority=(L. D. Benson) Backe berg | ||
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|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae;Opuntia;Opuntia polyacantha;Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii | |hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae;Opuntia;Opuntia polyacantha;Opuntia polyacantha var. nicholii | ||
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stem </b>segments narrowly to broadly obovate, 10–27 × 7–18 cm; areoles 8–11 per diagonal row across midstem segment, 12–30 mm apart. <b>Spines</b> in most areoles, of 2 kinds: major spines 1–5 per areole, down curved, ascending near stem segment apex, pink-gray or basal 2/3 brown to black, the longest 45–150 mm; minor spines 3–8 per areole, deflexed, white to gray, 60–220 cm (spine clusters easily detached in preparing specimens). <b>Fruits</b> stout; areoles 18–24, most bearing 3–12 spines, 8–17 mm. <b>2n</b> = 66.</span><!-- |
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|habitat=Barren areas with saltbush and ephedra, limestone or red, sandy soils | |habitat=Barren areas with saltbush and ephedra, limestone or red, sandy soils | ||
|elevation=1200-1300 m | |elevation=1200-1300 m | ||
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|basionyms=Opuntia nicholii | |basionyms=Opuntia nicholii | ||
|family=Cactaceae | |family=Cactaceae | ||
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|habitat=Barren areas with saltbush and ephedra, limestone or red, sandy soils | |habitat=Barren areas with saltbush and ephedra, limestone or red, sandy soils | ||
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|publication title=Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) | |publication title=Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) | ||
|publication year=1998 | |publication year=1998 | ||
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|genus=Opuntia | |genus=Opuntia | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 5 November 2020
Stem segments narrowly to broadly obovate, 10–27 × 7–18 cm; areoles 8–11 per diagonal row across midstem segment, 12–30 mm apart. Spines in most areoles, of 2 kinds: major spines 1–5 per areole, down curved, ascending near stem segment apex, pink-gray or basal 2/3 brown to black, the longest 45–150 mm; minor spines 3–8 per areole, deflexed, white to gray, 60–220 cm (spine clusters easily detached in preparing specimens). Fruits stout; areoles 18–24, most bearing 3–12 spines, 8–17 mm. 2n = 66.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Barren areas with saltbush and ephedra, limestone or red, sandy soils
Elevation: 1200-1300 m
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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