Colorado Cacti: An Illustrated Guide Describing All of the Native Colorado Cacti |
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... ovary and by the greater distance between areoles . This plant responds very rapidly to changes in shade , soil ... ovary . When the flower has been fertilized , spines begin to appear on the ovary and. FIG . 18. Wide Cactus ( Opuntia ...
... ovary and by the greater distance between areoles . This plant responds very rapidly to changes in shade , soil ... ovary . When the flower has been fertilized , spines begin to appear on the ovary and. FIG . 18. Wide Cactus ( Opuntia ...
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... ovary , giving the plant a most peculiar appearance . When Schumann ( 1 ) described this species he separated Opuntia xantho- stemma from it on account of the yellow stamens ( as the name indicates ) . Britton and Rose ( 2 ) correctly ...
... ovary , giving the plant a most peculiar appearance . When Schumann ( 1 ) described this species he separated Opuntia xantho- stemma from it on account of the yellow stamens ( as the name indicates ) . Britton and Rose ( 2 ) correctly ...
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... ovary and fruit . While the rules of nomenclature demand that a plant retain the specific name given by him who first described it , such a de- scription must be adequate , and to use the vague description of Terschek as a basis for ...
... ovary and fruit . While the rules of nomenclature demand that a plant retain the specific name given by him who first described it , such a de- scription must be adequate , and to use the vague description of Terschek as a basis for ...
Contents
The Senior Author in his garden | 2 |
Opuntia phaeacantha | 12 |
Opuntia Schweriniana | 18 |
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areoles berry Boissevain bristles Britton and Rose Cactaceae cacti Cactus Opuntia CaƱon City central spines Cereus clusters color Colorado Springs Common name Cortez Coryphantha Coulter cristate cylindrical Davisii deflexed described by Engelmann diameter distance between areoles Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelmann and Bigelow erinacea genus George Engelmann globose glochids gray green stigmas greenish Grizzly Bear Cactus grows Habitat Herbarium hystricina inches long juicy lateral spines Latin in original lines long Mammillaria Mexico Missouri missouriensis mountains Muehlenpfordt Neobesseya numerous Nuttall oblong obovate Opuntia arborescens Opuntia fragilis Opuntia polyacantha ovary ovate Pediocactus Pediocactus Simpsonii petals phaeacantha Pikes Peak pink plant Platyopuntias Prickly Pear pulvilli purple radial spines radiosa Rafinesquei ribs Roemeri rutila Rydberg Santa Fe Sclerocactus Sclerocactus Whipplei seeds sepals slender soil species specimens spinosior spiny stamens stouter Tree Cactus trichophora tubercles upper variety Western Colorado western slope Wet Mountain Valley white spines Wislizenus woolly areoles