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.
14
name cited:
Opuntia missouriensis var. rufispina Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow
name recognized:
Opuntia polyacantha Haw.
drawing:
P. Roetter
family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae
epithet cited:
missouriensis,-is,-e
epithet recognized:
polyacanthus,-a,-um
Illustration contributed by:
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71790
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heterotypic synonyms:
Opuntia missouriensis DC.;
Opuntia trichophora (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose;
