Torrey, J., Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in 1853-6 (1856)
Pacif. Railr. Rep.
vol. 4 (1853-1856)
t.
12
name cited:
Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow
name recognized:
Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. name recognized (basionym):
Cactus fragilis Nutt.
drawing:
P. Roetter
family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae
epithet cited:
brachyarthrus,-a,-um
epithet recognized:
fragilis,-is,-e
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San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
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https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71787
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homotypic synonyms:
Cactus fragilis Nutt.;
