Bigelow, J.M., Plates to the Cactaceae of Whipple’s expedition (1856)
Expl. Railroad Mississippi Pacific

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(1856)

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t. 12

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recognized name:
720251 Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.

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recognized name (basionym):
171647 Cactus fragilis Nutt.

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cited name:
719974 Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

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drawing: P. Roetter

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae

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epithet cited: brachyarthrus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: fragilis,-is,-e

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71787

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus fragilis Nutt.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cactus pusillus Haw.; Opuntia brachyarthra Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow; Opuntia drummondii Graham; Opuntia pusilla (Haw.) Haw.; Opuntia tracyi Britton;