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114639 - Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.

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Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gibbons Date Collected2005-09-09

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Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Gibbons Date Collected2005-09-09
Accession Number 114639 Scientific Name Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw. View Species Details » Family Cactaceae Collected By Lau, Lynn T. Date Collected 2005-09-09 Collector Number 00044 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Gibbons Place Collected Details
Above Sturgeon River, about 300 m west of Hwy 28 A, opposite the river from Gibbons Echo Glen Park. Growing on a xeric site, rooted in bentonite clay. Occurring with [Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.], [Bouteloua…
Above Sturgeon River, about 300 m west of Hwy 28 A, opposite the river from Gibbons Echo Glen Park. Growing on a xeric site, rooted in bentonite clay. Occurring with [Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.], [Bouteloua gracilis (HBK) Lag.], and other plants typical of a short-grass prairie.
Latitude 53.8306 Longitude -113.3349 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) .1

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae Division Flowering Plants Class Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Cactaceae Genus Opuntia Mill. Species Opuntia fragilis (Nutt.) Haw.
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.