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Jepson Herbarium | |||||
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Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
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Index to accepted names and synonyms: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | |
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Family: Cactaceae | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Genus: Opuntia | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Species: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Higher Taxonomy
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Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. basilaris NATIVE Stem: segments 8--21 cm, 5--13 cm wide, flat, +- obovate. Spines: 0. Chromosomes: 2n=22. Ecology: Desert to pinyon/juniper woodland; Elevation: 150--2200 m (higher n). Bioregional Distribution: s SN, Teh, SnGb, SnBr (and adjacent SCo), e PR, s SNE, D; Distribution Outside California: to Utah, Arizona, Mexico. Flowering Time: Mar--Jun Unabridged Synonyms: Opuntia basilaris var. ramosa Parish; Opuntia whitneyana E.M. Baxter eFlora Treatment Author: Bruce D. Parfitt Jepson Online Interchange Previous taxon: Opuntia basilaris Next taxon: Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada | ![]() |
Citation for this treatment: Bruce D. Parfitt 2012, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=62539, accessed on April 26, 2018. Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2018, Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 26, 2018. More photos of Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris in CalPhotos
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