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.

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vol. 4 (1853-1856)

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t. 11

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recognized name:
720349 Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

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recognized name (basionym):
720740 Opuntia rafinesquei Engelm.

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cited name:
720745 Opuntia rafinesquei var. minor Engelm.

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drawing: P. Roetter

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae

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epithet cited: rafinesquei

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epithet recognized: humifusus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71754

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cactus humifusus Raf.;