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SFV-19351
Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigel.
Cactaceae
A. Alcantara
s. n.
1993-03-28
28 Mar 1993
United States, California, San Bernardino, Mojave Desert; Zzyzx Desert Studies Center. About 11 miles from Baker, heading west on Interstate Highway 15. 0.5 miles from main buildings on bajada close to hillside.
35.14 -116.11
35° 8m 24s N; 116° 6m 36s W
310 meters
1017 ft.
Nearby associates include: Larrea tridentata and Hilaria rigida.
In rocky, sandy soil. Plant height: 0.9 m. Flower color: purplish red on top of pads, clustered at edge of joints.