[Specimen details]

Opuntia cochenillifera
Family Name Cactaceae
Currently Accepted Name Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill.
Determination History
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck - Determined By: Pinkava, 2003
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck - Determined By: R. Puente, May 2003
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : SW of C-623, 5.7 mi. SE of Sebring. T35S, R29E, Sec. 12, NE¼ of SE¼. 27° 29' 44" N 81° 26' 27" W
Description Ca 2 m² clump, 1.5 m tall; escaped.
Habitat Edge of disturbed scrub on hills.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 11406
with R.P. Wunderlin, K.R. DeLaney
Collection Date 05 Aug 1987
Accession Number 192251
Image 192251.jpg
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