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1.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Arizona, Coconino County: Kaibab National Forest: Fishtail Mesa.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T35N R3W S12.  
On sandy loam with Pinus edulis, Juniperus osteosperma, Atermisia tridentata. Phenology: vegetative only. 

D. A. Jameson, 42.  5/8/1958. 		USFS 516253
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2.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Arizona, Coconino County: Kaibab National Forest: Le Fevre Ridge.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T39N R1E S11.  
North slope; gravelly soil; woodland with sagebrush and grasses. Phenology: flowering. 

Walter G. Mann, M-75.  6/15/1929. 		USFS 516295
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3.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Medicine Bow Mountains: Red Mountain and vicinity: ridge ca 1 air mi E of Red Mountain summit, ca 27 air mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 8000-8400 ft.
T12N R76W S15.  41.0086 N, 105.9086 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky slopes with Cercocarpus. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 22600.  6/24/1992. 		RM 963994	Barcode: RM0318494
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4.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: West edge Warren Air Force Base.  Elev. 6200 ft.
41 9.6' N, 104 52.8' W; unknown, , Specimen Label.  
Gravelly flat, with Artemisia frigida, Achillea. Flower yellow. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 11922.  6/28/2017. 		RM 940049	Barcode: RM0112398
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5.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and lower Dolores River Drainages: San Miguel River Drainage: Spring Creek Mesa, on bench between San Miguel Canyon and Spring Creek Mesa, north side of County Road U18, ca 1 air mi E of Uravan.  Elev. 5400 ft.
T48N R17W S34.  38.3725 N, 108.7313 W.  
Level area with scattered pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 1210.  5/26/1993. 		 
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6.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and lower Dolores River Drainages: San Miguel River Drainage: along Cottonwood Creek ca 1 mi ENE of Pinon.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T46N R14W S2.  38.2701 N, 108.3803 W.  
Riparian along creek with Populus and Salix, and adjacent dry grazed areas with oak. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 1657.  6/18/1993. 		 
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7.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: along County Road 201.  Elev. 6040-6060 ft.
T22S R67W S29 NW1/4; also NE1/4 S30.  38.1081 N, 104.9076 W.  
Dominant species: Melilotus, Medicago, and Convolvulus; near a small creek. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 518.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
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8.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 6.9 road mi on Red Creek Road from intersection with Colo Hwy 96.  Elev. 5300 ft.
T21S R67W S26; NE1/4 26.  38.1956 N, 104.8527 W.  
Dominant species: Melilotus and thistle. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 545.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
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9.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. erinacea (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 3.4 road mi on Siloam Road from Colo Hwy 96.  Elev. 5700 ft.
T21S R68W S22.  38.2102 N, 104.9808 W.  
Roadside; dominant species: Melilotus and thistle. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 577.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
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10.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Archuleta County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: Valle Seco and ridge S of the head of Frio Canyon, ca 9.5 air mi S of Pagosa Springs.  Elev. 6960-7388 ft.
T33N R1W S6.  37.1256 N, 106.9943 W.  
Clay knoll with scattered ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, juniper, and little ground cover. Phenology: vegetative only. 

B. E. Nelson, 58948.  7/10/2003. 		RM 796084
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11.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Arizona, Coconino County: NE of Flagstaff.
Grasslands. Plants 8-10" high at most. Phenology: flowering. 

Herbert C. Hanson, 571a.  //. 		RM 99547
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12.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Grand County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Manti-La Sal National Forest: North Beaver Mesa: hillside.  Elev. 6780 ft.
T24S R25E S28.  38.6875 N, 109.1688 W.  
Dry hillside with pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 4072.  6/6/1994. 		 
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13.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: along road to immediate S of Rio Chama, 1.5 road mi (est.) W of edge of Abiquiu Land Grant.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T23N R5E S24 SE1/4; also NW1/4 S24 and T23N R6E SW1/4 S19.  36.2184 N, 106.3692 W; GPS Reading.  
Roadside between river and 40 deg, north-facing sedimentary bank of pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Reif, 4728.  5/31/2003. 		RM 807086	Barcode: RM0110594
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14.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Juan County: Aztec.  Elev. 5500 ft.
Phenology: vegetative only. 

Carl F. Baker, 481.  5//1899. 		RM 162517
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15.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Juan County: Aztec.  Elev. 5500 ft.
Phenology: vegetative only. 

Carl F. Baker, 481.  5/5/1899. 		RM 22611
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16.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: De Beque.  Elev. 4948 ft.
39.3341 N, 108.2148 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Phenology: flowering. 

George E. Osterhout, 4297.  5/27/1910. 		RM 162468
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17.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Colo Hwy 78, ca 5.5 air mi SW of Pueblo (city center).  Elev. 4900-5000 ft.
T21S R65W S17 SW1/2.  38.2248 N, 104.688 W.  
Roadcut with calcareous substrate. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61252.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
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18.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Grand Mesa National Forest: Horsethief Mountain, southwest slopes near Shire Gulch, off of V or Sunnyside Road, ca 27 air mi NE of Grand Junction.  Elev. 6040-6400 ft.
T9S R96W S19 E1/2; also S20 NW1/4.  39.25824 N, 108.13963 W to 39.26661 N, 108.13637 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sparse pinyon/juniper with barren clay slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 8140.  5/29/2012. 		RM 
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19.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Basin: hillsides SW of Waterdog Basin, ca 11.5 air mi SE of Montrose.  Elev. 7780-8160 ft.
T48N R8W S27 N1/2; also SE1/4 S22, SW1/4 S23, and NW1/4 S26.  38.3928 N, 107.7236 W to 38.3856 N, 107.7367 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Mixed mountain shrub community. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 8679.  6/11/2012. 		RM 
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20.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Twentyfive Mile Mesa: Potter Canyon, end of Roubideau Canyon Road, ca 5.7 road mi SW from junction with Twentyfive Mesa Road, ca 10.5 air mi SW of Delta.  Elev. 5200-5840 ft.
T50N R12W S3 NW1/4.  38.6395 N, 108.196 W to 38.6303 N, 108.2001 W to 38.6302 N, 108.1988 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Desert shrub with scattered juniper in sandstone canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 185.  6/5/2010. 		RM 
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21.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Twentyfive Mile Mesa: Potter Canyon, end of Roubideau Canyon Road, ca 5.7 road mi SW from junction with Twentyfive Mesa Road, ca 10.5 air mi SW of Delta.  Elev. 5200-5840 ft.
T50N R12W S3 NW1/4.  38.6395 N, 108.196 W to 38.6303 N, 108.2001 W to 38.6302 N, 108.1988 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Desert shrub with scattered juniper in sandstone canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 187.  6/5/2010. 		RM 
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22.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Delta County: Twentyfive Mile Mesa: Roubideau Canyon, hillside and mesatop on west side of road, ca 0.7 mi SW from junction with Twentyfive Mesa Road, ca 5.5 air mi SW of Delta.  Elev. 5040-5240 ft.
T51N R12W S12 SE1/4.  38.6835 N, 108.1494 W to 38.6784 N, 108.1551 W to 38.6792 N, 108.1573 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Gravelly clay soil over sandstone slopes in desert shrub community. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 220.  6/5/2010. 		RM 
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23.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area: Cactus Park Trail, 4.4 road mi SE of Colo Hwy 141, ca 22.5 air mi WNW of Delta.  Elev. 5600-6400 ft.
T14S R99W S22; also SW1/4 S23 and S26.  38.8269 N, 108.4528 W to 38.8118 N, 108.4318 W to 38.8067 N, 108.439 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper in sandstone canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 548.  6/11/2010. 		RM 
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24.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area: Cactus Park Trail, 4.4 road mi SE of Colo Hwy 141, ca 22.5 air mi WNW of Delta.  Elev. 5600-6400 ft.
T14S R99W S22; also SW1/4 S23 and S26.  38.8269 N, 108.4528 W to 38.8118 N, 108.4318 W to 38.8067 N, 108.439 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper in sandstone canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 550.  6/11/2010. 		RM 
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25.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Ouray County: BLM land adjacent to Billy Creek State Wildlife Area, ca 2.5 road mi E of U.S. Hwy 550 on County Road 2 and 2A, then on jeep road just outside Division of Wildlife boundary, ca 15 air mi SSE of Montrose.  Elev. 7000-7880 ft.
T46N R7W S2 E1/2.  38.2955 N, 107.7218 W to 38.3019 N, 107.7288 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland on steep, rocky, south-facing slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 720.  6/28/2010. 		RM 
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26.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. hystricina (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) B. D. Parfitt 				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Fruitland Mesa: Green Mountain, ca 14 road mi W of Black Canyon Road, ca 18.5 air mi ESE of Delta.  Elev. 7640-8260 ft.
T50N R8W S32 NW1/4.  38.6465 N, 107.7975 W to 38.6462 N, 107.7924 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Meadow area in pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 1001.  7/4/2010. 		RM 
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27.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Royal Gorge: off County Road 3A approx 1.5 air mi from S gate of bridge, ca 1.6 air mi W of Canon City.  Elev. 6000-6400 ft.
T18S R71W S20 E1/2; also NE1/4 S29.  38.4689 N, 105.3561 W.  zone 13, 471243E, 4255545N.  
Rocky ridgetop in pinyon-juniper. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 6255.  8/18/1996. 		 
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28.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Sheep Mountain, north-central access from 0.4-0.8 air mi S of County Road 6FU on west branch of central drainage.  Elev. 5850-6200 ft.
T52N R104W S13 SE1/4 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S24.  44.479 N, 109.3051 W.  
Dry stream bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 55074.  7/10/1996. 		USFS 852927	Barcode: USFS0037532
     with David Rosenthal
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29.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Range: Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area: Whiskey Basin Wildlife Viewing area, along trail going W and off trail up ridge E of drainage leading to radio tower, ca 3.5 air mi SE of Dubois.  Elev. 7100-8500 ft.
T41N R106W S28 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S29.  43.4898 N, 109.5798 W.  
Sagebrush shrubland up to montane meadows with Astragalus and Oxytropis. Phenology: flowering. 

David Rosenthal, 1559.  6/29/1997. 		RM 680607	Barcode: RM0050354
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30.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Range: Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area: Shoshone National Forest: southeast flank of Whiskey Mountain.  Elev. 7500-7800 ft.
T40N R106W S21 NE1/2; also NW1/4 S22.  43.4202 N, 109.5857 W.  
Rocky slopes, sagebrush shrubland. Phenology: flowering. 

David Rosenthal, 2159.  7/8/1997. 		RM 680608	Barcode: RM0050357
     with Cathy Binger
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31.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Shoshone National Forest: ca 14 air mi W of town of Wapiti on U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20 and intersection with Moss Creek, up creek from road.  Elev. 6200-6500 ft.
T52N R107W S22 NE1/4.  44.4618 N, 109.7247 W.  
Riparian woodland along stream with scattered sagebrush grading into mixed conifer forest; volcanic substrate. Phenology: flowering. 

David Rosenthal, 2177.  7/12/1997. 		RM 680610	Barcode: RM0050361
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32.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Shoshone National Forest: Ishawooa Mesa Trail, ca 28 air mi SW of Cody.  Elev. 6100-6800 ft.
T49N R106W S13 E1/2; also SE1/4 S12.  44.2153 N, 109.5636 W.  
Sagebrush shubland, also dry drainages with pine and juniper woodlands. Phenology: flowering. 

David Rosenthal, 2375.  7/15/1997. 		RM 680609	Barcode: RM0050360
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33.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: major tributary of Third Sand Creek S of Second Sand Creek, ca 6 air mi NNE of Elk Mountain (town); ca 12 air mi SE of Hanna.  Elev. 7200-7300 ft.
T21N R80W S26 NW1/4.  41.7621 N, 106.3721 W.  
Rolling sagebrush steppe with scattered rough breaks. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 40933.  6/25/1997. 		RM 667683
     with Amy J. Roderick
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34.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Shoshone National Forest: Signal Peak, ca 4 air mi due W of Wapiti on U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20, just inside forest boundary on north side of North Fork Shoshone River.  Elev. 5760-6000 ft.
T52N R105W S20 S1/2 of NW1/4.  44.4618 N, 109.5233 W.  
Toeslope of peak with scattered sagebrush; substrate volcanic. Phenology: flowering. 

David Rosenthal, 669.  6/14/1997. 		RM 680605	Barcode: RM0050352
     with Cathy Binger
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35.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: east side of Sheep Mountain, ca 8 air mi SW of top of Cedar Mountain.  Elev. 5700-6000 ft.
T51N R104W S1 SE1/4; also T51N R103W NW1/4 S6.  44.4211 N, 109.3051 W.  
Eroded shales and sandstones with wet spots. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 58725.  7/26/1997. 		RM 680422	Barcode: RM0050356
     with Jim Fowler
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36.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: along Hanna-Leo or County Road 291 on a ridge of "fins" between Charlie Brooks and Cottonwood draws, ca 20 air mi NNW of Hanna.  Elev. 6620-6740 ft.
T24N R82W S29 NE1/4.  42.024 N, 106.6631 W.  
Sandy or sandy-gravel slopes and areas among sandstone fins. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 41146.  6/26/1997. 		RM 667685
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37.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Buffalo Bill Reservoir, ca 10 air mi ESE of Wapiti.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T52N R103W S33 N1/4.  44.4356 N, 109.2446 W.  
Area of water fluxuation and roadside. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 59729.  8/13/1997. 		RM 680423	Barcode: RM0050355
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38.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Northern Absaroka Area: Legg Creek area along the South Fork Shoshone River, South Fork Road, ca 1.8 air mi SW of Hunter Creek Road turnoff.  Elev. 6400-6600 ft.
T49N R106W S26 W1/2.  44.1863 N, 109.5837 W.  
Along stream and alluvial fan and disturbed areas. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60009.  8/16/1997. 		RM 680606	Barcode: RM0050353
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39.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Ferris Mountains: Sand Creek, ca 2 air mi SW of summit of Bear Mountain.  Elev. 6800-7100 ft.
T26N R86W S9.  42.23806 N, 107.11833 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Along stream through sand dunes. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 17519.  7/7/1984. 		RM 
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40.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: head of Nicholson Draw on Wyo Hwy 59, ca 5.5 air mi SSE of Wright; ca 33 air mi NNW of Bill.  Elev. 4930-5070 ft.
T43N R72W S23 SE1/4.  43.6859 N, 105.4689 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Grassland with sandy bowls. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 1445.  7/10/2002. 		RM 
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41.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Cow Camp on Buck Creek, off of Forest Road 926, ca 25 air mi E of Wright; ca 41 air mi WSW of Newcastle.  Elev. 4400-4500 ft.
T44N R68W S27 E1/2.  43.7568 N, 105.0101 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush/grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 277.  6/20/2002. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson
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42.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Hay Creek and vicinity on Mush Creek or County Road 58, ca 27 air mi WSW of Newcastle; ca 21 air mi SSW of Upton.  Elev. 4270-4310 ft.
T44N R66W S12 South1/2.  43.7992 N, 104.7308 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush/grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 316.  6/20/2002. 		RM 
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43.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hill N of Lone Tree Creek on Grieves or County Road 5, ca 19.5 air mi SW of Newcastle; ca 26 air mi SSE of Upton.  Elev. 4180-4300 ft.
T43N R64W S4.  43.7284 N, 104.5513 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky slopes and hilltop of broken sandstone. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 380.  6/22/2002. 		RM 
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44.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: above Darlington Draw and S of Tepee Benchmark on Forest Road 923, ca 32 air mi E of Wright; ca 34 air mi WSW of Newcastle.  Elev. 4580-4740 ft.
T43N R67W S1 SW1/4.  43.7284 N, 104.8505 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 670.  6/26/2002. 		RM 
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45.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills N of Thunder Basin Work Center off Wyo Hwy 450, ca 26 air mi ESE of Wright; ca 45 air mi SSE of Gillette.  Elev. 4590-4920 ft.
T43N R69W S21.  43.6859 N, 105.1497 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Mosaic of sagebrush and little bluestem. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 939.  7/1/2002. 		RM 
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46.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Lake Creek on County Road 38, ca 10 air mi NE of Bill; ca 35 air mi SE of Wright.  Elev. 4600-4680 ft.
T39N R69W S23 W1/2.  43.3413 N, 105.1106 W.  
Sagebrush grassland with  yucca patches and clay balds. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 4811.  6/14/2003. 		RM 
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47.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Niobrara County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills between Snyder and Dogie creeks, on North Lance Creek or County Road 14, ca 43 air mi SW of Newcastle; ca 25 air mi NNW of Lance Creek.  Elev. 4400-4480 ft.
T39N R66W S3 SE1/4.  43.3838 N, 104.7625 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sagebrush grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 4865.  6/14/2003. 		RM 
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48.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills W of Little Powder River on Wyo Hwy 59, ca 7 air mi S of Montana; ca 43 air mi N of Gillette.  Elev. 3500-3560 ft.
T57N R71W S27 SE1/4.  44.9018 N, 105.3855 W.  
Stipa comata grassland in sandy soil, Opuntia ubiquitous. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5171.  6/20/2003. 		RM 
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49.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills W of Little Powder River S of Coal Creek on dirt road off of Wyo Hwy 59, ca 23 air mi NNE of Gillette; ca 31 air mi NW of Moorcroft.  Elev. 3950-4440 ft.
T53N R71W S2.  44.5998 N, 105.3595 W.  
Slopes in sagebrush grassland, clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5274.  6/20/2003. 		RM 
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50.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills NW of confluence of Hay and Beaver creeks, on Old Highway 85 or County Road 9, ca 20 air mi S of Newcastle; ca 4 air mi N of Niobrara County.  Elev. 3760-3880 ft.
T41N R60W S6 NE1/4.  43.5585 N, 104.1125 W.  
Grassland in clay hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5368.  6/22/2003. 		RM 
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51.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Belle Fourche River off Hilight or County Road 52, ca 16 air mi N of Wright; ca 22 air mi S of Gillette.  Elev. 4550-4620 ft.
T46N R71W S9 South1/4.  43.978 N, 105.3949 W.  
Sagebrush grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5583.  6/27/2003. 		RM 
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52.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: west slope of Soda Butte, on Wyo Hwy 116, ca 10 air mi SW of Upton; ca 44 air mi ESE of Gillette.  Elev. 4740-4820 ft.
T46N R66W S2 SE1/4.  43.992 N, 104.7515 W.  
Stipa comata grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5622.  6/29/2003. 		RM 
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53.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills N of Cheyenne River on County Road 55, ca 39 air mi ESE of Wright; ca 34 air mi SW of Newcastle.  Elev. 4240-4400 ft.
T41N R66W S3 SE1/4.  43.5585 N, 104.7707 W.  
Sagebrush grassland, Bouteloua gracilis abundant. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5783.  7/1/2003. 		RM 
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54.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: sagebrush grassland ca 1.3 mi NW of Soda Well, on Forest Road 1032, ca 31 air mi NNE of Gillette; ca 35 air mi NNW of Moorcroft.  Elev. 3800-3960 ft.
T55N R70W S32.  44.7026 N, 105.2988 W.  
Among big sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 5975.  7/3/2003. 		RM 
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55.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: hills E of and draining to East Iron Creek, on four wheel drive road, ca 8 air mi ENE of Upton; ca 23 air mi NW of Newcastle.  Elev. 4460-4620 ft.
T48N R64W S24.  44.1183 N, 104.4901 W.  
Sagebrush grassland, clayey soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 6231.  7/7/2003. 		RM 
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56.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Blacktail Creek on U.S. Hwy 85, ca 9.5 air mi S of Newcastle; ca 23 air mi N of Mule Creek Junction.  Elev. 3900-3950 ft.
T43N R61W S16 E1/2.  43.7001 N, 104.1923 W.  
Floodplain with greasewood and sagebrush. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 6287.  7/9/2003. 		RM 
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57.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: TA Buttes on two-track road off Union Chapel Road, ca 6 air mi SE of Gillette; ca 4.5 air mi S of Wyodak.  Elev. 4560-4800 ft.
T49N R71W S16.  44.2234 N, 105.3987 W.  
Mosaic of sagebrush grassland and grassland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 6520.  7/11/2003. 		RM 
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58.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: ca 4 air mi NW of junction of Wyo Hwy 487 and Wyo Hwy 220.  Elev. 5480-5500 ft.
T32N R82W S33.  42.7006 N, 106.6687 W.  
Shale hills and sandy areas and badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 57456.  6/11/1997. 		RM 678504	Barcode: RM0159608
     with Amy J. Roderick and Cherie Winner
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59.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Thunder Basin National Grassland and Vicinity: Sunny Draw, on two-track off Forest Road 973, ca 23 air mi SE of Wright; ca 53 air mi N of Douglas.  Elev. 4620-4880 ft.
T41N R69W S19.  43.516 N, 105.1896 W.  
Sagebrush grassland, Elymus spicatus abundant. Phenology: fruiting. 

Peter J. Ebertowski, 7491.  7/31/2003. 		RM 
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60.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Ferris Mountains: Sand Creek, ca 2 air mi SW of summit of Bear Mountain.  Elev. 6800-7100 ft.
T26N R86W S9.  42.2381 N, 107.1183 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Along stream through sand dunes. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 17519.  7/7/1984. 		RM 667682
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61.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Dry Creek 0-1/3 mi E of Wyo Hwy 32, 0.5 mi N of U.S. Hwy 14.  Elev. 4290 ft.
T52N R96W S5 NW1/4.  
Sagebrush-saltbush steppe on bluff above creek with Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis, Atriplex gardneri, and Bouteloua gracilis. 

Erwin F. Evert, 40835.  6/11/2004. 		RM 913442	Barcode: RM0066510
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62.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: North Fork Shoshone River Drainage: Absaroka Mountains: N side of Sheep Mountain, ca 1/4-1/2 mi S of County Road FU6.  Elev. 5800-6000 ft.
T52N R104W S15.  44.479 N, 109.3454 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland community on limestone substrates. 

Erwin F. Evert, 10012.  6/15/1986. 		RM 724925	Barcode: RM0050365
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63.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Absaroka Mountains: North Fork Shoshone River Drainage: ridge between Big Creek and Wall Creek, ca 2-3 mi N of U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20.  Elev. 6000-6400 ft.
T52N R105W S9; also S16.  44.4908 N, 109.5032 W.  
In grassland community with Koeleria macrantha, Elymus spicatus and Carex filifolia. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 12181.  6/14/1987. 		RM 733015	Barcode: RM0050363
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64.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Absaroka Mountains: North Fork Shoshone River Drainage: ridge between Horse and Sweetwater creeks, ca 1.5-3 mi N of U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20.  Elev. 6800-7500 ft.
T52N R106W S4; also S9.  44.5053 N, 109.624 W.  
Open, rocky ridge-top with scattered Douglas fir and limber pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 12300.  6/16/1987. 		RM 733014	Barcode: RM0050364
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65.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carbon County: Along north side of Robertson Draw Road, ca 2.5 mi W of Mont Hwy 72.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T9S R21E S27.  45.0125 N, 109.1203 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland with Artemisia pedatifida, Hymenoxys acaulis, Atriplex confertifolia, and Bouteloua gracilis. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Erwin F. Evert, 22633.  6/10/1992. 		RM 779836
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66.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Park County: Ca 1 mi S of Emigrant along west side of dirt road.  Elev. 5040 ft.
T5S R8E S33.  
Grassland with a few scattered Juniperus scopulorum and with Stipa comata, Carex filifolia, Bouteloua gracilis, and Zigadenus venenosus. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 23060.  6/21/1992. 		RM 753838
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67.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carbon County: Shupak Pond, ca 6 mi NNW of Belfry.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T7S R22E S16 SW1/4.  45.2262 N, 109.0364 W.  
Disturbed sagebrush-grassland S of pond with Erigeron pumilus, Alyssum desertorum, Lappula redowskii, and Bromus tectorum. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 26648.  6/5/1994. 		RM 780366	Barcode: RM0082860
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68.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Madison County: Ridge immediately N of Ennis Lake and W of Bear Trap canyon, 4-5 mi E of McAllister.  Elev. 5000-5200 ft.
T4S R1W S25; also T4S R1E S30.  45.4578 N, 111.6706 W.  
Dry, rocky, south facing slope with Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Agropyron spicatum, and Phacelia hastata. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 27242.  6/18/1994. 		RM 781524
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69.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Madison County: Madison Valley: along west and east sides of U.S. Highway 287, ca 5 mi S of Cameron.  Elev. 5440 ft.
T8S R1W S24.  45.124 N, 111.6691 W.  
Disturbed grassland with Melilotus officinalis, Agropyron spicatum, Stipa comata, and Erigeron pumilis. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 27291.  6/18/1994. 		RM 781461
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70.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Sweet Grass County: Bratten Fishing Access along the south side of the Yellowstone River, ca 5 mi W of Reed Point.  Elev. 3800 ft.
T1S R17E S28.  45.7199 N, 109.6345 W.  
Disturbed, weedy riparian area and field with Bromus tectorum, Medicago lupulina, and Poa pratensis. 

Erwin F. Evert, 29742.  7/6/1995. 		 
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71.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: ridge and sandstone outcroppings N of Upper Cottonwood Creek Road, ca 28 mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5200 ft.
T45N R97W S32.  43.8211 N, 108.52 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland with Bouteloua gracilis, Bromus tectorum, and Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Erwin F. Evert, 33048.  6/21/1997. 		RM 818456	Barcode: RM0020843
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72.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: ca 1/4 - 1/2 mi N of Little Sand Draw Road, ca 15 mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4600 ft.
T45N R95W S33.  43.8211 N, 108.2594 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland with Carex filifolia, Stipa comata, and Delphinium geyeri. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 34925.  6/11/1998. 		RM 820113	Barcode: RM0023773
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73.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Park County: Gallatin National Forest: along the north side of Yellowstone River just west of Bear Creek, 2 mi E of Gardiner.  Elev. 5300-5400 ft.
T9S R9E S19.  45.0368 N, 110.668 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Saltbrush/greasewood grassland on barren south-facing slope with Alyssum alyssoides, Atriplex gardneri, and Sarcobatus vermiculatus. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 35245.  6/29/1998. 		RM 821033	Barcode: RM0014064
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74.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Conejos County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: in The Canyon and adjacent areas on Forest Road 255 at the forest boundary, ca 12 air mi NW of Capulin; ca 15 air mi SSE of Monte Vista.  Elev. 8350-8550 ft.
T36N R6E S12.  37.3854 N, 106.26 W.  
Above the canyon with areas of sandstone pavement, soil patches, and rocky areas, with scattered pinyon pine, juniper, isolated Douglas fir and ponderosa pine. Phenology: vegetative only. 

B. E. Nelson, 59384.  7/15/2003. 		RM 796081
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75.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Rio Grande County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: Rio Grande State Wildlife Area: U.S. Hwy 160 E to Forest Road 345 then  Elev. 8340-8540 ft.
T40N R3E S36 SW1/4; S 08 road mi also T39W R3E S1 N1/4 of N1/4.  37 40.218' N, 106 36.043' W.  
Open pinyon/juniper woodland  with scattered cottonwood, ponderosa pine and Douglas fir with white fir on igneous rocky ridge; igneous rocky ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 35.  6/29/2003. 		RM 796080
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76.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Rio Grande County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: U.S. Hwy 160 E to Monte Vista, S on Colo Hwy 15 to County Road 2S (west); changes to Forest Road 28 then 10.2 road mi.  Elev. 8525 ft.
T37N R7E S6 NW1/2; also T38N R7E S31 central1/4 and T37N R6E S1 E1/4.  37 39.957' N, 106 36.131' W.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland on north facing slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 73.  6/30/2003. 		RM 796082
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77.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: County Road 42K, vicinity of Biedell Creek, 20 air mi NNE of Del Norte.  Elev. 8013 ft.
T41N R6E S11; SE1/4 and SE1/4 of NE1/4 S18; also NE1/4 S19.  37.8966 N, 106.2491 W; GPS Reading.  
Drainage bottom on north-facing slope in rock outcrop; up slope and down south-facing slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 3412.  5/27/2004. 		RM 
     with Sue Komarek
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78.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: North Tracy Canyon, vicinity of Devils Knob, 3 air mi SW of Saguache.  Elev. 8243 ft.
T44N R7E S28 NE1/4 of NW1/4.  38.0455 N, 106.2011 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon woodland foothills to rock buttes on east 40 deg slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 3481.  5/29/2004. 		RM 
     with Kurt Flaig
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79.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: Rio Grande National Forest: Seitz Creek, Forest Road 650, 14 air mi NW of Del Norte; S of Cyclone Mountain.  Elev. 8791 ft.
T41N R4E S14.  37.797 N, 106.5237 W; GPS Reading.  
Very open pinyon woodland with scattered ponderosa pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 4060.  6/14/2004. 		RM 
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80.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Conejos County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: just N of Hot Creek State Wildlife Area and E of Ojito Creek and Piedrosa Canyon, 5 air mi ENE of Centro.  Elev. 8361 ft.
T35N R5E S5.  37.3005 N, 106.2236 W; GPS Reading.  
Open pinyon pine woodland with a few scattered juniper on slight southwest-facing slope in thin rocky soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 4190.  6/15/2004. 		RM 
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81.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Needle Peak N of Baggot or County Road 680, ca 11.2 air mi NE of Encampment; ca 20.2 air mi SW of Saratoga.  Elev. 7300-7650 ft.
T15N R83W S9 W1/2; also NW1/4 S8.  41.2828 N, 106.7294 W.  
Granite slopes with scattered juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1188.  6/26/1997. 		RM 667703
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82.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Rio Grande County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: Limekiln Peak, Old Spanish Trail, Limekiln, SW of Sevenmile Plaza, 7.5 air mi SE of Del Norte.  Elev. 8000 ft.
T39N R6E S13 SW1/4 of SW1/4; also SE1/4 of SE1/4 S14.  37.6191 N, 106.2717 W; GPS Reading.  
Open plains, foothill washout area with a few scattered pinyon pine up a northeast-facing slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jeanette Flaig, 5150.  7/5/2004. 		RM 
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83.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Conejos County: Eastern San Juan Mountains: Rio Grande National Forest: 1-1.2 air mi ENE of spillway on Terrace Reservoir; ridge from Forest Service road to top of first main rock outcrop on ridge leading to Chiquito Peak.  Elev. 8636-9470 ft.
T36N R6E S13.  37.3691 N, 106.2695 W to 37.3657 N, 106.2595 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky slopes and outcrops and roadside; rocky slopes and outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 79609.  7/13/2004. 		RM 
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84.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: Fishing Access at the junction of Colorado River and Blue River; ca 1 air mi SW of Kremmling and ca 10.5 air mi NE of Radium.  Elev. 7400 ft.
T1N R80W S19 NE1/4.  40.0429 N, 106.3957 W; GPS Reading.  
Well-drained slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Erin Foley, 10058.  7/14/2004. 		RM 
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85.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: Junction Butte, ca 2.5 air mi SE of Kremmling and ca 11 air mi NNW of Heeney.  Elev. 8400-8600 ft.
T1N R80W S28 NE1/4.  40.0281 N, 106.357 W; GPS Reading.  
Ridgetop. Phenology: flowering. 

Erin Foley, 10696.  8/2/2004. 		RM 
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86.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: Corral Creek, ca 11 air mi E of Kremmling and ca 4 air mi W of Hot Sulphur Springs.  Elev. 7490-7800 ft.
T1N R79W S12 N1/2; also NE1/4 S11.  40.0683 N, 106.1936 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry sagebrush slope and drainage. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Erin Foley, 11161.  8/7/2004. 		RM 
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87.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: summit of Sheep Mountain E of Wyo Hwy 71, ca 18.7 air mi S of Rawlins.  Elev. 7900 ft.
T19N R88W S12 NE1/4.  41.6351 N, 107.2523 W.  
Sagebrush-snowberry draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1309.  6/28/1997. 		RM 667696
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88.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Gore Range: ca 8 air mi SW of Kremmling off County Road 1or Trough Road, ca 8.5 mi S of the junction of County Road 1 and Colo Hwy 9, along the Colorado River.  Elev. 7040-7560 ft.
T1S R81W S7; also SW1/4 S6.  39.9935 N, 106.491 W to 39.9938 N, 106.5009 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper/sagebrush steppe. Phenology: fruiting. 

Erin Foley, 5762.  5/18/2004. 		RM 
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89.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: just S of Horse Gulch off County Road 22, ca 2.5 air mi NE of Kremmling and ca 3.5 air mi SE of Wolford Mountain.  Elev. 7680-7900 ft.
T1N R80W S3 SW1/4.  40.0737 N, 106.3454 W; GPS Reading.  
Southeast-facing sagebrush slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Erin Foley, 8333.  6/24/2004. 		RM 
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90.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: Sulphur Gulch, ca 6 air mi WNW of Kremmling and ca 9 air mi W of Hot Sulphur Springs.  Elev. 7600 ft.
T1N R79W S8 NW1/4; also NE1/4 S7 and SE1/4 S6.  40.0706 N, 106.2737 W; GPS Reading.  
Sagebrush, rabbitbrush, greasewood slope adjacent to gulch. Phenology: flowering. 

Erin Foley, 9714.  7/10/2004. 		RM 
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91.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Grand County: Middle Park: Muddy Creek, ca 2 air mi NNW of Kremmling and ca 2 air mi SW of Wolford Mountain.  Elev. 7360-7600 ft.
T1.5N R80W S31.  40.0864 N, 106.4073 W to 40.0874 N, 106.4002 W; GPS Reading.  
Sagebrush slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Erin Foley, 9871.  7/12/2004. 		RM 
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92.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Chain Lakes Rim along Riner Cutoff or BLM Road 3203, ca 2 air mi S of Chain Lakes, ca 19.5 air mi NNE of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6720-6780 ft.
T23N R92W S29 NE1/4.  41 56' 56" N, 107 49' 16" W.  
Sandy-clay to clay knolls with Artemisia and Atriplex. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 31288.  6/7/1994. 		 673154
     with Laura Welp
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93.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Hogback Lake and vicinity, ca 5.5 air mi SW of Rawlins; ca 6 air mi SE of Chokecherry Knob.  Elev. 6900-7100 ft.
T21N R88W S34 E1/2; also W1/2 S35.  41 44' 44" N, 107 19' 17" W.  
West-facing hill sloping down to lake; grasses dominant on slope, sagebrush and Sarcobatus in drainages; dry, fine soil with gravel. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1001.  6/23/1994. 		 673136
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94.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: base and slopes of sandstone rim by Separation Creek, ca 16.5 air mi SW of Rawlins; ca 14 air mi SE of Creston Junction.  Elev. 7100-7200 ft.
T19N R90W S12 E1/2.  41 38' 38" N, 107 28' 47" W.  
West-facing slope on west side of rim; fairly dense 2-3' sagebrush dominant; dry, rocky soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1139.  6/23/1994. 		 673159
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95.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Table Mountain and vicinity, ca 17 air mi SE of Lamont; ca 9 air mi SW of Bradley Peak.  Elev. 6900-7400 ft.
T25N R87W S25; also SE1/4 S26.  42.1083 N, 107.1819 W.  
Dry, rocky, steep northeast-facing slope with stratified outcrops; partially vegetated; dry, rocky soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1189.  6/25/1994. 		 673158
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96.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: perimeter and drainage of Little Sand Spring, ca 10 air mi ESE of Lamont; ca 9 air mi NW of Table Mountain.  Elev. 6900-6940 ft.
T26N R88W S36 NW1/4.  42.1814 N, 107.2933 W.  
Side of spring; dense graminoids dominant; wet peaty soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1225.  6/25/1994. 		 673157
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97.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: small pond, associated drainage, and sand dunes, ca 1 air mi E of Ferris; ca 7.5 air mi W of Bradley Peak.  Elev. 6900-6940 ft.
T26N R86W S30 W1/2; also T26N R87W SE1/4 S25.  42.1953 N, 107.1572 W.  
Partially vegetated sand dunes, ca 30-40' tall. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1226.  6/26/1994. 		 673156
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98.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Big Sand Spring and vicinity, ca 11 air mi SE of Bairoil; ca 11 air mi W of Ferris.  Elev. 6650-6700 ft.
T26N R88W S32.  42.1828 N, 107.3711 W.  
Low slopes adjacent to spring, in slightly rolling terrain; low rabbitbrush and sagebrush dominant; dry, sandy, soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1270.  6/26/1994. 		 673155
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99.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Great Divide Basin Area: Crooks Mountain: Brenton Springs and vicinity, ca 4 air mi SW of Crooks Peak; ca 8 air mi NW of Bare Ring Butte.  Elev. 7600 ft.
T28N R93W S34.  42.3556 N, 107.9192 W.  
South-facing slope near top of hill near spring; low sagebrush dominant, scattered pine; dry, rocky soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1344.  6/27/1994. 		 673152
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100.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: slope and base of South Table Mountain, ca 3 air mi SSW of Steamboat Mountain; ca 8 air mi NW of Spring Butte.  Elev. 7550-7870 ft.
T22N R102W S6.  41 54' 54" N, 109 44" W.  
Base and lower slope of volcanic neck; sagebrush dominant; dry, sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 1594.  7/2/1994. 		 673153
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101.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Great Divide Basin Area: Popo Agie River Drainage: low foothills along U.S. Hwy 287, ca 16.5 air mi SE of Lander; ca 1 air mi W of Twin Creek.  Elev. 5750-5800 ft.
T31N R98W S2 NE1/4.  42.6917 N, 108.5128 W.  
Slight slope below pineforest, Artemisia shrubs and grasses dominant with Cardaria the dominant forb; soil rocky and dry. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 226.  6/13/1994. 		 673164
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102.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Great Divide Basin Area: Popo Agie River Drainage: along Twin Creek, ca 6 air mi NW of Schoettlin Mountain; ca 21 air mi SE of Lander.  Elev. 6200-6600 ft.
T30N R97W S6; also S7.  42.605 N, 108.4722 W.  
Rocky flat near creek with red clay soil; 1-2' tall Artemisia shrubs and grasses dominant; diverse forbs. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 238.  6/13/1994. 		 673165
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103.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: east slope of Spring Butte, ca 9.5 mi SE of Steamboat Mountain; ca 14 air mi NE of Point of Rocks.  Elev. 6960-7400 ft.
T22N R101W S29 NW1/4.  41 51' 51" N, 108 52' 37" W.  
Base of butte in fine, dry, sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 32.  6/9/1994. 		 673144
     with B. E. Nelson
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104.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Greasewood Wash, ca 4 air mi N of Black Rock; ca 17 air mi N of Point of Rocks.  Elev. 6720 ft.
T23N R101W S36.  41 55' 55" N, 108 47' 18" W.  
Sparsely vegetated wash bottom with dry clay soil and Artemisia and Sarcobatus shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 38.  6/9/1994. 		 673145
     with B. E. Nelson
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105.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Twelvemile Gulch, ca 11 air mi E of Black Rock; ca 12 air mi WSW of Chalk Butte.  Elev. 6760-6780 ft.
T22N R99W S28.  41 51' 51" N, 108 37' 33" W.  
Banks and adjacent area near stream; partially vegetated with Sarcobatus dominant in dry sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 440.  6/15/1994. 		 673166
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106.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: ca 5 air mi SW of Chalk Butte; ca 20 air mi NE of Point of Rocks.  Elev. 6590-6620 ft.
T22N R98W S22 N1/2.  41 51' 51" N, 108 29' 24" W.  
South-facing slope in rolling hills; soil dry and sandy with low (<12") Grayia shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 45.  6/9/1994. 		RM 673146
     with B. E. Nelson
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107.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Tenmile Flat, ca 13.5 air mi SE of Black Rock; ca 13.5 air mi SW of Chalk Butte.  Elev. 7020-7060 ft.
T21N R99W S26.  41 45' 45" N, 108 34' 45" W.  
Slopes of dry wash with rocky outcrops, partially vegetated with sagebrush dominant; dry, sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 459.  6/15/1994. 		 673142
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108.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: along the west side of Coyote Springs Rim, ca 15 air mi S of Bairoil; ca 5 air mi W of Separation Point.  Elev. 6890-7150 ft.
T24N R89W S7; also S18.  42.0658 N, 107.4919 W.  
Steep east and west-facing slopes with sandstone outcrops and boulders; partially vegetated, with grasses and sagebrush dominant; dry silty soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 496.  6/16/1994. 		 673141
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109.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Circle Bar Lake, ca 21 air mi N of Wamsutter; ca 4.5 air mi NE of Government Reservoir.  Elev. 6480-6490 ft.
T23N R93W S6.  41.995 N, 107.9613 W.  
Shore of large (3/4 mi diameter), shallow lake in wide basin; scattered Atriplex shrubs and Distichlis dominant; dry sandy soil. 

Laura Welp, 506b.  6/16/1994. 		 673140
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110.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: near Siberia Ridge, ca 4 air mi SW of Circle Bar Lake; ca 16 air mi NNE of Red Desert.  Elev. 6800-6880 ft.
T22N R94W S22.  41 51' 51" N, 108 1' 33" W.  
North and south-facing slopes of draw with sandstone outcrops; dense 1-2' tall sagebrush dominant in moist areas (graminoids dominant in drier areas). Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 518.  6/16/1994. 		 673123
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111.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: ca 11 air mi S of Chalk Butte; ca 18 air mi ENE of Point of Rocks.  Elev. 6770-6830 ft.
T21N R98W S36.  41 45' 45" N, 108 26' 34" W.  
Knoll in rolling hills adjacent to plains; soil dry and sandy with medium (<24") Grayia shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 53.  6/9/1994. 		 673163
     with B. E. Nelson
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112.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: wide valley E of Horseshoe Bend, ca 6 air mi SW of Lost Creek Butte; ca 16 air mi N of Red Desert.  Elev. 6720-6780 ft.
T22N R95W S8.  41 53' 53" N, 108 10' 49" W.  
Top and north-facing slope of wide valley; graminoids and <1' sagebrush dominant; dry, red, sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 551.  6/17/1994. 		 673139
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113.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Eagles Nest Draw and adjacent slope, ca 22 air mi SW of Bairoil; ca 11 air mi SSW of Bare Ring Butte.  Elev. 6870-6890 ft.
T25N R93W S16 NE1/4.  42.1386 N, 107.9394 W.  
Dry drainage and north-facing slope in slightly rolling hills; 1-2' sagebrush and grasses dominant; dry sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 774.  6/20/1994. 		 673138
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114.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Great Divide Basin Area: Crooks Mountain: base of north side of Crooks Peak, ca 9.5 air mi S of Jeffrey City; ca 4 air mi W of Sheep Mountain.  Elev. 6900-7200 ft.
T28N R92W S30 NW1/4.  42.37 N, 107.8608 W.  
Base of steep north-facing slope with sandstone formations; partially vegetated with rabbitbrush and sagebrush dominant, scattered pine; dry, course sandstone soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 999.  6/21/1994. 		 673137
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115.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Hadsell and vicinity, ca 8 air mi W of Rawlins.  Elev. 6800-6950 ft.
T21N R88W S19 W1/2; also T21N R89W S24 E1/4.  41 46' 46" N, 107 22' 45" W.  
Sagebrush slopes, area beneath snow fence, and shale and sandstone outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 45944.  6/20/1994. 		 673143
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116.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: along Dugout Draw at the west edge of Red Desert Basin, ca 27 air mi WNW of Wamsutter, ca 44 air mi ENE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6600-6630 ft.
T22N R98W S36 E1/2.  41.8372 N, 108.4511 W.  
Salt desert shrub with sparsely vegetated areas and knolls. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36242.  7/5/1995. 		 674268
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117.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Horseshoe Bend E of County Road 67, ca 23.5 air mi NW of Wamsutter; ca 54.5 air mi ENE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6700-6780 ft.
T23N R96W S33 NE1/4.  41.9228 N, 108.2678 W.  
Sparsely vegetated slopes of clay, mudstone, shales, and sandstones on a rim. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 36318.  7/5/1995. 		 674265
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118.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: at the intersection of county roads 20 and 21, ca 3.5 air mi WNW of Chalk Butte; ca 32.5 air mi NW of Wamsutter; ca 44.5 air mi NE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6710 ft.
T23N R98W S28 SE1/4.  41.9378 N, 108.4978 W.  
Low sagebrush flats on sandy-gravelly soil. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36363.  7/5/1995. 		 674276
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119.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: ca 6.5 air mi SE of Wamsutter; ca 8.5 air mi SW of Creston Junction.  Elev. 6890-6970 ft.
T19N R93W S11 W1/2.  41.6372 N, 107.8425 W.  
Disturbed roadside with sagebrush and Atriplex; sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Laura Welp, 4956.  6/3/1995. 		RM 674217
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120.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Slate Ridge W of Wyo Hwy 487, ca 3.9 air mi N of Medicine Bow townsite.  Elev. 6550-7000 ft.
T23N R78W S30 N1/4.  41.9367 N, 106.2169 W.  
Shale ridge with scattered ponderosa pine and greasewood bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1433.  6/30/1997. 		RM 667697
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121.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: west side of Pass Creek Road, ca 3 air mi SW of town of Elk Mountain.  Elev. 7300-7400 ft.
T20N R81W S36 NE1/4.  41.6644 N, 106.4497 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Greasewood flat near wet area of grasses and forbs. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 144.  7/4/1996. 		 
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122.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Great Divide Basin Area: Sweetwater River Drainage: ca 20 air mi SSE of Lander; ca 9 air mi N of Schoettlin Mountain.
T31N R97W S8 SE1/4; also S17.  42.6775 N, 108.4536 W.  
West facing slope of shallow draw with grasses and scattered sagebrush; rocky silt/clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6006.  7/4/1995. 		 674264
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123.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Split Rock Canyon, ca 5 air mi NE of Steamboat Mountain; ca 2.5 air mi S of Freighter Spring.  Elev. 7300-7600 ft.
T23N R101W S5 NW1/4; also E1/2 S6.  41.9969 N, 108.8658 W.  
Narrow drainage with sagebrush and rabbitbrush; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6231.  7/13/1995. 		 674263
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124.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: sand dunes at base of Haystack Mountains, ca 6.5 air mi SE of Table Mountain; ca 17 air mi N of Sinclair.  Elev. 6800-7200 ft.
T24N R86W S19 E1/2; also W1/2 S20.  42.0361 N, 107.1475 W.  
Partially vegetated sand dunes at base of rim with grasses and low sagebrush; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6501.  7/20/1995. 		 674293
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125.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Freezeout Mountains: ca 1 air mi from junction of Wyo Hwy 77 and Wyo Hwy 487, ca 22 air mi NW of Medicine Bow.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T26N R79W S35.  42.1807 N, 106.2672 W.  
Calcareous outcrop with scattered mountain mahogany. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1445.  6/30/1997. 		RM 667698
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126.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: sand dunes near Table Mountain ca 6 air mi SE of Ferris; ca 3 air mi N of Windy Ridge.
T25N R86W S9.  42.1514 N, 107.1236 W.  
Partially vegetated sand dunes with sagebrush and grasses. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6539.  7/21/1995. 		 674294
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127.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Antelope Reservoir, ca 7 air mi W of Bare Ring Butte; ca 14 air mi NE of Eagles Nest Spring.  Elev. 7050-7100 ft.
T26N R93W S16 W1/2.  42.2253 N, 107.9339 W.  
Wash between low hills with dense sagebrush; fine sandy soil with rocks. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6582.  7/21/1995. 		 674295
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128.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Antelope Reservoir, ca 7 air mi W of Bare Ring Butte; ca 14 air mi NE of Eagles Nest Spring.  Elev. 7050-7100 ft.
T26N R93W S16 W1/2.  42.2253 N, 107.9339 W.  
Slight north facing slope of hill with sagebrush and grasses; fine sandy soil with rocks. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6613.  7/21/1995. 		 674296
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129.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Battle Spring Draw, ca 27 air mi SW of Bairoil; ca 26 air mi N of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6550-6580 ft.
T24N R93W S19 W1/2.  42.0372 N, 107.9572 W.  
Top of low hill with sagebrush and grasses; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6623.  7/21/1995. 		 674297
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130.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Government Reservoir, ca 18 air mi N of Wamsutter; ca 28 air mi SW of Bairoil.  Elev. 6620-6660 ft.
T23N R94W S35.  41.9217 N, 107.9947 W.  
Top of knoll in flat basin with grasses and low sagebrush; fine sandy soil with gravel. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6660.  7/23/1995. 		 674298
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131.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Larson Knoll, ca 23 air mi NW of Rawlins; ca 15 air mi N of Creston Junction.  Elev. 6720-6780 ft.
T23N R91W S26 W1/2.  41.9356 N, 107.6461 W.  
South facing slope of knoll with sagebrush and grasses; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6722.  7/23/1995. 		 675057
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132.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Ruby Knolls, ca 7 air mi N of Creston Junction; ca 30 air mi SW of Bairoil.  Elev. 6860-7150 ft.
T22N R92W S25.  41.8489 N, 107.755 W.  
Partially vegetated knoll with grasses and sagebrush; sandy rocky soil. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6757.  7/23/1995. 		 674277
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133.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: sand dune ca 16 air mi N of Wamsutter; ca 8.5 air mi SE of Circle Bar Lake.  Elev. 6810-6850 ft.
T23N R93W S14.  41.96472 N, 107.8794 W.  
Slight south facing slope with sagebrush and grasses; fine sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6785.  7/25/1995. 		RM 674292
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134.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Indian Spring, ca 11 air mi WNW of Rawlins; ca 17 air mi ENE of Creston Junction.  Elev. 6700-6780 ft.
T22N R89W S22 South1/2; also N1/2 S27.  41.8633 N, 107.4453 W.  
Wash between sandstone hill with sagebrush and greasewood; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6819.  7/25/1995. 		 674291
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135.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Separation Flats, ca 14 air mi NW of Rawlins; ca 23.5 air mi S of Bairoil.  Elev. 6600-6710 ft.
T22N R89W S4 W1/2; also E1/2 S5.  41.9067 N, 107.4647 W.  
Bare sandstone knoll with sandy rocky soil. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6837.  7/25/1995. 		 674262
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136.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: rolling hills near Haystack Mountains, ca 8 air mi NW of Sinclair; ca 8 air mi NE of Rawlins.  Elev. 6560-6620 ft.
T22N R87W S12 W1/2.  41.8917 N, 107.1756 W.  
Partially vegetated slope at base of hill; scattered grasses and sagebrush; sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6876.  7/25/1995. 		 674261
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137.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: Haystack Mountains, ca 9.5 air mi NE of Rawlins; ca 5 air mi SE of Dry Lake.  Elev. 6740-6840 ft.
T22N R86W S6 NW1/4.  41.9061 N, 107.1561 W.  
Disturbed roadside with sagebrush; sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Laura Welp, 6919.  7/29/1995. 		 674266
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138.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin Area: Great Divide Basin: sand dunes near Honeycomb Buttes, ca 8.5 air mi NNW of Buffalo Hump Lake; ca 8 air mi SSE of Continental Peak.  Elev. 6920-6940 ft.
T25N R99W S4.  42.1711 N, 108.6439 W.  
Partially vegetated sand dunes with greasewood and grasses; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura Welp, 6965.  7/31/1995. 		 674267
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139.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Union County: NM Hwy 325, ca 5 road mi NNE of Capulin.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T30N R28E S28.  36.8044 N, 103.9604 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Pinyon-juniper woodland and grassland. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 63594.  8/17/1998. 		RM 960895	Barcode: RM0216965
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140.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Tensleep Preserve, The Nature Conservancy: southwest flank, foothills of the Big Horn Mountains, ca 10 mi E of Ten Sleep, Canyon Creek watershed, Ponderosa Trail.  Old Maid Gulch quad.  Elev. 6700 ft.
44.0096 N, 107.2715 W; GPS Reading.  
Found growing with Opuntia polyacantha, Eriogonum flavum, Festuca ovina, Zigadenus venenosus, Astragalus spp., Gaura cocinea, Lithospermum ruderale, Calochortus nuttallii, Oenothera pallida var. trichocalyx, Erigeron spp., and Carex obtusata. also Paul B. Marcum, Loy Richard Phillippe Phenology: flowering. 

Daniel T. Busemeyer, 1928.  6/15/2004. 		RM 785981
     with Leland Crane, David M. Ketzner, Mary Ann Feist, Richard L. Larimore,
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141.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Fort Laramie National Historic Site: along Laramie River.  Elev. 4300 ft.
T26N R64W S27 SW1/4 NW1/4.  42 12' N, 104 32.2' W; unknown, , GPS reading.  
Gravel flat along river with Calylophus, Artemisia. Common. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 10067.  6/9/2005. 		RM 784732
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142.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: E of Agate Flat or BLM Road 2404, ca 15.7 air mi NW of Three Forks Junction; ca 9 air mi NE of Jeffrey City.  Elev. 6300-6350 ft.
T29N R91W S12.  42.4966 N, 107.6714 W.  
Sagebrush grassland in sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1538.  7/3/1997. 		RM 667699
     with Pamela Foster
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143.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Central Colorado: Sawatch Range, East Slope Continental Divide: Rainbow Trail area from Forest Road 108 to U.S. Hwy 285 at Mears Junction, ca 3 air mi S of Salida.  Elev. 8800-10200 ft.
T49N R9E S19; also S30, T49N R8E S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S33, S34; also T48N R8E S4, S5.  38.4883 N, 106.0159 W.  
Mixed conifer to aspen to open grass. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily A. Holt, 1193.  6/24/2000. 		 
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144.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Central Colorado: Mosquito Range, East Slope Continental Divide: 1.6 road mi on County Road 302 from U.S. Hwy 285/24, ca 2.5 air mi E of Johnson Village; ca 4 air mi SE of Buena Vista.  Elev. 8200-8360 ft.
T14S R78W S23.  38.8193 N, 106.0787 W.  
Pinus edulis woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily A. Holt, 590.  6/8/2000. 		 
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145.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Central Colorado: Sawatch Range, East Slope Continental Divide: off County Road 108 ca 1.5 mi from junction with County Road 107, directly under powerline, ca 2 air mi S of Salida.  Elev. 7000-7800 ft.
T49N R9E S17.  38.5024 N, 105.9978 W.  
Pinus edulis woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily A. Holt, 640.  6/12/2000. 		 
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146.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Central Colorado: Mosquito Range, East Slope Continental Divide: Tenderfoot Hill area, on 4WD spur road off County Road 176 or Spiral Drive, 1 air mi NE of Salida.  Elev. 7400-7987 ft.
T50N R9E S28; also S33.  38.5588 N, 105.9797 W.  
Pinus edulis woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily A. Holt, 642.  6/12/2000. 		 
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147.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Eagle County: Central Colorado: Sawatch Range, West Slope Continental Divide: Seven Castles, Fryingpan or County Road 104, 4 road mi E of Basalt.  Elev. 7000-7200 ft.
T8S R86W S2 South1/2.  39.3871 N, 106.9634 W.  
Pinyon pine slopes along power line. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 67089.  5/26/2000. 		 
     with Emily Holt
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148.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Southern Sublette Range: ca 7 air mi N of Cokeville.  Elev. 6140-7600 ft.
T25N R119W S4 S1/4; also NE1/4 S8 and N1/4 S9.  42 11' 11" N, 110 58' 42" W.  
West-facing hillside, lower sage slopes, middle open meadow slopes, and upper Cercocarpus slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1213.  6/28/1994. 		 
     with Jane T. Kellett
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149.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: flats between Snow and Wood hollows, ca 1.5 air mi W of the Bear River, ca 5.5 air mi SSW of Cokeville; ca 27 air mi NW of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6300 ft.
T23N R119W S6 NW1/4.  42.0008 N, 110.976 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush flats. 

B. E. Nelson, 36518.  7/8/1995. 		RM 645905
     with C. H. Refsdal
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150.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Ferris Mountains: south side below Youngs Pass, ca 31 air mi N of Rawlins; ca 11 air mi SE of Three Forks Junction.  Elev. 8900 ft.
T27N R87W S31.  42.2674 N, 107.2796 W.  
Grassy area at top of mountain pass. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1828.  7/5/1997. 		RM 667700
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151.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Delta County: Northern Gunnison Basin: ca 2.5 air mi NNW of Paonia.  Elev. 6500-6700 ft.
T13S R91W S19 SW1/4.  38.9103 N, 107.6011 W.  
Pinyon/juniper forest; Amelanchier, Cercocarpus, Peraphyllum, and Bromus tectorum. Phenology: flowering. 

Kevin J. Taylor, 6066.  6/7/1998. 		 
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152.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Gunnison County: Northern Gunnison Basin: ca 4.5 air mi ESE of Parlin.  Elev. 8200 ft.
T49N R3E S21 SW1/4.  38.4923 N, 106.6477 W.  
Granite outcrops; sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Kevin J. Taylor, 9470.  7/25/1998. 		 
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153.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: along Forest Road 7004, ca 0.5 air mi S of County Road 9C, ca 12 air mi NW of Edgemont.  Elev. 3650 ft.
T7S R1E S29 SE1/4.  43.4106 N, 104.0156 W; GPS Reading.  
Roadside in stabilized sand dunes. Phenology: vegetative only. 

B. E. Nelson, 60941.  5/21/2004. 		RM 
     with Grace Kostel
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154.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 4.5 air mi S of Scenic and 1 mi S of SD Hwy 44.  Elev. 2890 ft.
T4S R14E S5 South1/2.  43 43.49' N, 102 28.15' W; GPS Reading.  
In sandy soil of badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1097.  6/1/2004. 		RM 
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155.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Jackson County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 2-2.5 mi E of Interior and 0.5 mi S of Badlands National Park Headquarters.  Elev. 2300 ft.
T4S R18E S1 W1/2.  43 42.47' N, 101 54.51' W; GPS Reading.  
Typical badlands topography and landscape, on sand and clay soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1121.  6/1/2004. 		RM 
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156.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Jackson County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 12-12.5 air mi SW of Kadoka and 0.5 mi E of County Road C526.  Elev. 2300 ft.
T4S R20E S3 NW1/4.  43 43.94' N, 101 42.99' W; GPS Reading.  
Rock beds having redbed soils with iron content. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1133.  6/1/2004. 		RM 
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157.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 4.5-5 air mi SE of Wall, 2-2.5 mi S of I-90, channel draining into Whitewater Creek..  Elev. 2650-2750 ft.
T1S R16E S27 E1/2.  43 55.73' N, 102 11.09' W; GPS Reading.  
Grass uplands.. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1320.  6/2/2004. 		RM 
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158.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 22-22.5 air mi NNW of Crawford and 2 mi E of NE Hwy 71 and NE Hwy 2.  Elev. 3650-3700 ft.
T35N R53W S21 N1/2.  42 59.75' N, 103 34.55' W; GPS Reading.  
In alkaline draw and adjacent slopes of clay soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1576.  6/7/2004. 		RM 
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159.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 19 air mi N of Crawford and 1.5 mi W of NE Hwy 71 and NE Hwy 2.  Elev. 3800-3900 ft.
T34N R53W S2 NE1/4.  42 57.51' N, 103 31.48' W; GPS Reading.  
In silt soils and rock beds. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1578.  6/7/2004. 		RM 
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160.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Dawes County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 9 air mi NNE of Crawford and 1 mi E of NE Hwy 71 and NE Hwy 2 on Carlson Peak.  Elev. 3600-3675 ft.
T33N R52W S25 NE1/4.  42 47.99' N, 103 23.99' W; GPS Reading.  
On peak and adjacent side slopes of clay soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1624.  6/7/2004. 		RM 
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161.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 8-8.5 air mi NW of Edgemont and 3 mi W of County Road 9.  Elev. 3650-3800 ft.
T8S R1E S14 W1/2.  43 21.09' N, 103 58.48' W to 43 21.32' N, 103 58.48' W; GPS Reading.  
On mesa tops and slopes; sand and rock soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1919.  6/11/2004. 		RM 
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162.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 11 air mi WSW of Edgemont and 2-2.5 mi S of U.S. Hwy 18.  Elev. 3200 ft.
T9S R1E S18 N1/2.  43 16.29' N, 104 3.34' W; GPS Reading.  
Shale slopes and draw bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 1959.  6/11/2004. 		RM 
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163.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 15 air mi SSW of Edgemont off Forest Road 7012.  Elev. 1200-1250 ft.
T11S R2E S17 SW1/4.  43 6.1' N, 103 54.5' W; GPS Reading.  
On grassy upland and plant diverse areas of moisture collection, ridge "edge" slumps. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2001.  6/11/2004. 		RM 
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164.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 17-17.5 air mi SW of Edgemont.  Elev. 1200-1250 ft.
T11S R1E S26 N1/2.  43 4.2' N, 103 58.25' W; GPS Reading.  
On shale soil and shale banks of drainage cut. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2028.  6/12/2004. 		RM 
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165.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 23.5-24 air mi SW of Edgemont at the three state corner of Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming in Indian Creek.  Elev. 3100 ft.
T12S R1E S18 W1/2; W1/2 S8..  43 59.39' N, 104 2.15' W; GPS Reading.  
In dry creek bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2110.  6/12/2004. 		RM 
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166.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 30-31 air mi NW of Crawford and 0.5 mi N of Indian Creek Road.  Elev. 3850-3900 ft.
T34N R56W S34 SW1/4.  42 57.44' N, 103 53.98' W; GPS Reading.  
Grass upland. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2149.  6/14/2004. 		RM 
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167.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 35-35.5 air mi NW of Crawford and ca 0.5 mi S of Forest Road 931.  Elev. 3600-3700 ft.
T34N R57W S25 SW1/4.  42 57.15' N, 103 59.44' W; GPS Reading.  
Grass upland. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2190.  6/14/2004. 		RM 
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168.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 23 air mi NNW of Crawford and 0.5 mi W of Toadstool Road on Long Branch Creek.  Elev. 3600 ft.
T35N R54W S25 W1/2.  42 58.83' N, 103 38.44' W; GPS Reading.  
In creek and on creek side slopes of heavy, white clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2298.  6/15/2004. 		RM 
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169.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 14.5-15 air mi ENE of Hermosa and 4 air mi WSW of Railroad Buttes.  Elev. 3100-3200 ft.
T2S R10E S15 South1/2.  42 52.91' N, 102 55.05' W; GPS Reading.  
On ridge of rock and gravel. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2459.  6/21/2004. 		RM 
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170.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 19-19.5 air mi SE of Hermosa and 2 air mi SW of Red Shirt and 0.5 miW of SD Hwy 40.  Elev. 2900-2950 ft.
T4S R10E S24 SW1/4.  43 40.59' N, 102 53.41' W; GPS Reading.  
In prarie dog town with soils of silt and clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2785.  6/25/2004. 		RM 
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171.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 19-19.5 air mi SE of Hermosa and 2 air mi SW of Red Shirt and 0.5 miW of SD Hwy 40.  Elev. 2900-2950 ft.
T4S R10E S24 SW1/4.  43 40.59' N, 102 53.41' W; GPS Reading.  
In prarie dog town with soils of silt and clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2788.  6/25/2004. 		RM 
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172.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 13 air mi NE of Hermosa and 4-4.5 mi W of County Road 121.  Elev. 3100 ft.
T2S R10E S5 South1/2.  43 54.1' N, 102 56.56' W; GPS Reading.  
Clay water catchment site. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 2969.  6/28/2004. 		RM 
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173.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 16.5 air mi ENE of Hermosa and 0.5 mi W of County Road 121.  Elev. 3050-3200 ft.
T2S R10E S24 SE1/4.  43 51.57' N, 102 51.36' W; GPS Reading.  
On butte and butte slopes of clay and gravel soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3035.  6/28/2004. 		RM 
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174.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 18.5 air mi ENE of Hermosa and 1.5 mi E of County Road 121.  Elev. 2900-2950 ft.
T2S R11E S17 N1/2.  43 52.53' N, 102 49.42' W; GPS Reading.  
On typical clay badland soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3111.  6/29/2004. 		RM 
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175.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 17 air mi ENE of Hermosa and 1.5 mi E of County Road 121.  Elev. 2950-3150 ft.
T2S R11E S17 SW1/4.  43 52.74' N, 102 49.93' W; GPS Reading.  
On steep Juniperus scopulorum rock slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3113.  6/29/2004. 		RM 
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176.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 12.5-13 air mi WNW of Edgemont immediately E of Wyoming/South Dakota stateline. North of the Cheyenne River.  Elev. 3900-3950 ft.
T8S R1E S6 SW1/4.  43 22.74' N, 104 3.61' W; GPS Reading.  
In silt and revegetated, stabilized banks of sand north of the river.  Area is severely overgrazed. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3188.  7/2/2004. 		RM 
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177.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 10-10.5 air mi WNW of Edgemont; Moss Agate Creek.  Elev. 3700-3750 ft.
T8S R1E S17 South1/2.  43 21.05' N, 104 0.83' W; GPS Reading.  
In side drainage of creek.  Side slopes of rock and gravel. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3306.  7/2/2004. 		RM 
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178.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Dawes County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 18.5-19 air mi NNW of Crawford and just S of Forest Road 909.  Elev. 3850-3950 ft.
T35N R52W S34 SW1/4.  42 56.73' N, 103 27.05' W; GPS Reading.  
In Juniper horizontalis draw of rock, gravel and sand. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3385.  7/6/2004. 		RM 
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179.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Dawes County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 15 mi N of Crawford and on Forest Road 919.  Elev. 3600-3700 ft.
T34N R52W S23.  42 54.06' N, 103 25.54' W; GPS Reading.  
Draw. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3410.  7/6/2004. 		RM 
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180.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 10 air mi NW of Crawford and 3/4 mi N of Sand Creek Road.  Elev. 3650-3750 ft.
T33N R53W S23.  42 49.1' N, 103 32.23' W; GPS Reading.  
On buttes of clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3482.  7/6/2004. 		RM 
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181.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 10.5-11 air mi ENE of Smithwick.  Elev. 1000 m.
T8S R9E S11 NE1/4.  43 22.02' N, 103 0.93' W; GPS Reading.  
On ridge slumps of silty soils in Yucca glauca plant community. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3525.  7/11/2004. 		RM 
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182.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 14 mi NNE of Smithwick and immediately S of the Fall River and Custer County lines.  Elev. 3000-3050 ft.
T7S R9E S4 NW1/4.  43 28.26' N, 103 4.15' W; GPS Reading.  
On ridgetop of sand and silt soils. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3550.  7/11/2004. 		RM 
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183.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 7.5 mi NE of Smithwick and 0.5 mi N of Bochert Dam, in an ephemeral creek.  Elev. 1000 m.
T8S R9E S18 NE1/4.  43 21.46' N, 103 5.3' W; GPS Reading.  
Soils are alkali clay with gravel on creek bottom.  Drought conditions prevail at this site. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3569.  7/11/2004. 		RM 
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184.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 18 air mi NW of Crawford and 1/2-3/4 mi N of Orella Road in Whitehead Creek.  Elev. 3700-3750 ft.
T34N R54W S26 SE1/4.  42 53.5' N, 103 38.03' W; GPS Reading.  
Soils are silty and moist.  Associated plants growing in creek floor are Salix spp., Prunus virginiana and Ribes spp. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3645.  7/15/2004. 		RM 
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185.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 14.5 air mi NW of Crawford on Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed Trail, 0.5 mi SW of Toadstool Geologic Park.  Elev. 3750-3900 ft.
T33N R53W S8 NE1/4.  42 51.18' N, 103 35.53' W; GPS Reading.  
Soils are heavy white clay below with clay sand mix at top of  "toadstool" geologic formations. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3701.  7/15/2004. 		RM 
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186.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 21 air mi ENE of Hermosa and 0.5 mi E of Forest Road junction 7068 and 7067.  Elev. 3000-3050 ft.
T2S R11E S15 South1/2.  43 54.45' N, 102 47.44' W; GPS Reading.  
On rock beds and side slopes of shale and silt. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3849.  7/16/2004. 		RM 
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187.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 7.5 air mi W of Scenic, near Spring Draw.  Elev. 2750-2800 ft.
T3S R13E S16 SW1/4.  43 46.93' N, 102 34.9' W; GPS Reading.  
On sand bluffs overlooking draw. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 3967.  7/16/2004. 		RM 
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188.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 20 air mi S of Edgemont and 1 mi S of Forest Road 7010 (Ardmore Road).  Elev. 3650 ft.
T12S R3E S18 N1/2.  43 0.71' N, 103 48.46' W; GPS Reading.  
On badly overgrazed pasture.  Soils are silty loam.  Area is experiencing severe drought conditions. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 4122.  7/19/2004. 		RM 
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189.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 8.5 air mi SE of Hermosa in Red Shirt Creek.  Elev. 2850-3100 ft.
T4S R10E S16 E1/2.  43 42.75' N, 102 55.11' W to 43 41.19' N, 102 55.03' W; GPS Reading.  
In drainage of creek and steep slopes of drainage; soils are rock substrate with clayey silt. Phenology: fruiting. 

Grace M. Kostel, 4279.  7/29/2004. 		RM 
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190.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 8.5 air mi SE of Hermosa in Red Shirt Creek.  Elev. 2850-3100 ft.
T4S R10E S16 E1/2.  43 42.75' N, 102 55.11' W to 43 41.19' N, 102 55.03' W; GPS Reading.  
In drainage of creek and steep slopes of drainage; soils are rock substrate with clayey silt. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Grace M. Kostel, 4280.  7/29/2004. 		RM 
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191.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: public access to Big Creek, ca 17 air mi SE of Encampment; ca 7.6 air mi N of Colorado.  Elev. 7700 ft.
T13N R81W S16 NE1/4.  41.0961 N, 106.52 W.  
Rocky embankment dominated by sagebrush, scattered serviceberry, and chokecherry shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 1982.  7/9/1997. 		RM 667704
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192.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Sioux County: Oglala National Grassland and Vicinity: on Forest Road 914, ca. 0.5 mi E of Edgemont Road in bluffs N of roadway.  Elev. 3900-4000 ft.
T34N R56W S13 South1/2.  42.9153 N, 103.8397 W; GPS Reading.  
On buttes in soils of rock and gravel. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 990.  5/30/2004. 		RM 
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193.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Jackson County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 9 air mi SW of Kadoka.  Elev. 2280 ft.
T3S R21E S30 SW1/4.  43 45.153' N, 101 39.503' W; GPS Reading.  
On gently rolling prairie uplands with silt loam soils having a deep clay pan base. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7142.  6/19/2005. 		RM 
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194.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 6.5 air mi SE of Wall.  Elev. 2670 ft.
T1S R16E S25 SE1/4.  43 55.421' N, 102 8.635' W; GPS Reading.  
Flat to rolling grass uplands draining into clay basin floodplains; soils are silt and sand on uplands and heavy clay in basin bottoms. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7175.  6/20/2005. 		RM 
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195.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 6 air mi SSE of Wall.  Elev. 2825 ft.
T2S R16E S5 NE1/4.  43 54.299' N, 102 13.427' W; GPS Reading.  
Flat to rolling grass uplands draining into clay basin floodplains; soils are silt and sand in uplands and heavy clay in basin bottoms. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7202.  6/20/2005. 		RM 
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196.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: Bloom Basin, ca 6.5-7 air mi SE of Wall .  Elev. 2730 ft.
T2S R16E S2 NW1/4.  43 54.43' N, 102 10.52' W; GPS Reading.  
In depression of a large clay floodplain of basin; soils are moist, deep, heavy white clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7222.  6/20/2005. 		RM 
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197.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 7.5-8 air mi SSE of Wall in Bloom Basin.  Elev. 2682 ft.
T2S R16E S10 SW1/4.  43 52.881' N, 102 11.8' W; GPS Reading.  
Soils are deep heavy white clay. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7224.  6/21/2005. 		RM 
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198.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 9.5 air mi SE of Wall in Bloom Basin.  Elev. 2600 ft.
T2S R17E S8 N1/2.  43 53.379' N, 102 6.704' W; GPS Reading.  
Soils are deep heavy white clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7258.  6/21/2005. 		RM 
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199.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Pennington County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Vicinity: ca 12.5-13 air mi SE of Wall.  Elev. 2628 ft.
T2S R17E S30 South1/2.  43 50.301' N, 102 5.771' W; GPS Reading.  
In deep clay soils of badlands floodplain. Phenology: flowering. 

Grace M. Kostel, 7282.  6/21/2005. 		RM 
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200.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: North Platte River; N of Bennett Peak; ca 16.8 air mi SE of Saratoga; ca 11 air mi NE of Encampment.
T15N R82W S15 NE1/4.  41.2684 N, 106.5957 W.  
South facing slope with granite and sandstone outcrops and ponderosa pine. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 2046.  7/10/1997. 		RM 667705
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201.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Forest Road 556, ca 3.5 air mi SE of Ojo Caliente.  Elev. 6450 ft.
T24N R9E S28; also NW1/4 S33.  36.2777 N, 105.9871 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 1114.  6/15/2005. 		RM 942772	Barcode: RM0114886
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202.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: NM Hwy 75, ca 1 air mi N of Dixon.  Elev. 6350-6500 ft.
T23N R10E S22 South 1/2.  36.2099 N, 105.8611 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 1161.  6/17/2005. 		RM 942855	Barcode: RM0122994
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203.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Cerro de la Olla, southeast aspect, ca 10 air mi NE of Questa.  Elev. 7750-9450 ft.
T29N R11E S17; also S16 and NW1/4 S22.  36.7408 N, 105.7519 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper and ponderosa pine/Gambel oak forests. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 1521.  6/22/2005. 		RM 942799	Barcode: RM0114852
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204.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Mesa del Medio and Martinez Canyon off Forest roads 137 and 1858, ca 4.5 air mi SE of Canjilon.  Elev. 7800-8100 ft.
T25N R5E S10; also SE1/4 S3.  36.416 N, 106.4026 W; GPS Reading.  
Logged ponderosa pine forest, pinyon/juniper canyon slopes and canyon bottom with Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 1940.  7/6/2005. 		RM 942771	Barcode: RM0114887
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205.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Stewart Meadows on Forest Road 87, ca 18 air mi NW of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8250 ft.
T30N R8E S8; also N1/2 S9 and South 1/2 S4.  36.8506 N, 106.1133 W; GPS Reading.  
Upland meadow. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 2016.  7/7/2005. 		RM 942800	Barcode: RM0114851
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206.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Cerro Azul, Forest Road 157, ca 5.5 air mi S of Taos Junction.  Elev. 7150 ft.
T24N R10E S29.  36.2902 N, 105.3892 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy flats with pinyon/juniper and northeast aspect of rocky slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 249.  5/28/2005. 		RM 942793	Barcode: RM0114856
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207.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Devisidero Loop Trail from Taos Canyon to Devisidero Peak, ca 1 air mi E of Canyon.  Elev. 7600-8300 ft.
T25N R13E S22.  36.38 N, 105.5461 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland and south aspect slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 2862.  7/22/2005. 		RM 942801	Barcode: RM0114982
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208.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Rio Costilla Park, Costilla Creek along Forest Road 1950, ca 7 air mi SE of Amalia.  Elev. 8650 ft.
36.871 N, 105.3865 W; GPS Reading.  
Canyon slopes, side drainage with white fir and Douglas fir; creek riparian. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 3098.  7/24/2005. 		RM 942750	Barcode: RM0114971
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209.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Canada de los Commanches, ca 4 air mi E of La Madera.  Elev. 6850 ft.
T25N R9E S23 South 1/2; also N1/2 S26.  36.3781 N, 105.9508 W; GPS Reading.  
Sagebrush flats, side drainage and mesa top with pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 311.  5/28/2005. 		RM 942756	Barcode: RM0114965
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210.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: NM Hwy 111, Canada de la Cueva, ca 1.5 air mi S of La Madera.  Elev. 6500-6800 ft.
T25N R8E S25 W1/2; also E1/2 S26.  36.3723 N, 106.0514 W; GPS Reading.  
Arroyos and mesa top with pinyon/juniper and Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 345.  5/31/2005. 		RM 942773	Barcode: RM0114885
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211.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Canyon de los Commanches along Forest Road 97 near secondary Forest Road 97T5, ca 11.5 air mi S of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 7280 ft.
T26N R9E S13; also E1/2 S14.  36.4824 N, 105.9435 W; GPS Reading.  
Canyon bottom with Artemisia tridentata, pinyon/juniper woodland with silty/sandy soils. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 3729.  8/4/2005. 		RM 942749	Barcode: RM0114972
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212.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Forest Road 156, ca 5 air mi N of Truchas.  Elev. 7650 ft.
T22N R10E S25.  36.1133 N, 105.8333 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Artemisia tridentata; mesa top and south aspect slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 38.  5/22/2005. 		RM 942770	Barcode: RM0114888
     with Robert Peters
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213.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: north slope of San Antonio Mountain via Forest Road 118, ca 15 air mi N of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8475-10200 ft.
T31N R9E S29; also S32.  36.9028 N, 106.0039 W; GPS Reading.  
Rangeland with blue grama and Quercus patches. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 3922.  8/9/2005. 		RM 942802	Barcode: RM0114981
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214.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: west side of U.S. Hwy 285 ca 200 yards S of state line.  Elev. 8050 ft.
T32N R9E S21.  36.9948 N, 105.9967 W; GPS Reading.  
Grazed rangeland with Muhlenbergia torreyi and Gutierrezia sarothrae. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 3954.  8/9/2005. 		RM 942803	Barcode: RM0114980
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215.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Canjilon Creek and gypsum cliffs, E of Echo Ampitheater recreational site on U.S. Hwy 84, ca 14 air mi NW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 6550-7100 ft.
T25N R4E S33 N1/2; also S34.  36.3588 N, 106.5224 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 4121.  8/12/2005. 		RM 942889	Barcode: RM0123035
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216.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Canjilon Creek and gypsum cliffs, E of Echo Ampitheater recreational site on U.S. Hwy 84, ca 14 air mi NW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 6550-7100 ft.
T25N R4E S33 N1/2; also S34.  36.3588 N, 106.5224 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 4122.  8/12/2005. 		RM 942857	Barcode: RM0122991
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217.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson Nationa Forest and Vicinity: 1.5 mi SE of Pinabetoso Peaks, on road with cattleguard off U.S. Hwy 285, ca 15 air mi NNE of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8150 ft.
T30N R10E S6 South 1/2; also SW1/4 S5 and NE1/4 S7.  36.8637 N, 105.9233 W; GPS Reading.  
Rangeland with Chrysothamnus, Bouteloua gracilis. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 4604.  8/19/2005. 		RM 942804	Barcode: RM0114979
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218.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Jicarilla Ranger District: Arroyo La Jara near west forest boundary, just S of U.S. Hwy 64, WSW of Dulce.  Elev. 6570-6750 ft.
T29N R5W S24 SE1/4; also T29N R4W SW1/4 S19.  36.7099 N, 107.3028 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky north aspect slope with pinyon and juniper. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 4622.  8/22/2005. 		RM 942888	Barcode: RM0123032
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219.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Jicarilla Ranger District: Forest Road 309, Laguna Seca Mesa near Cabresto Electronic Site, W of Dulce.  Elev. 6630-6830 ft.
T31N R5W S27 South 1/2; also W1/2 S34.  36.8583 N, 107.3523 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with rocky sandstone slopes, grassy openings with Bromus tectorum. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 4664.  8/22/2005. 		RM 942794	Barcode: RM0114855
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220.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Jicarilla Ranger District: Forest Road 309E and 309F in Cabresto Canyon.  Elev. 6600-6800 ft.
T31N R4W S30; NW1/4 S29.  36.8817 N, 107.2911 W; GPS Reading.  
Canyon bottom and sandstone slopes with pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 655.  6/3/2005. 		RM 942757	Barcode: RM0114964
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221.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Cerrito Blanco, ca 1.5 air mi NW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 6050-6200 ft.
T23N R6E S18 SE1/4; also S17.  36.22 N, 106.3355 W; GPS Reading.  
Badlands with rabbitbrush flats and juniper mesas. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 767.  6/7/2005. 		RM 942754	Barcode: RM0114967
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222.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Rio Grande canyon rim at Gorge Bridge, west rim trail.  Elev. 6950 ft.
T26N R11E S26 SE1/2; also E1/2 S35.  36.468 N, 105.7312 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky canyon rim with Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 877.  6/8/2005. 		RM 942753	Barcode: RM0114968
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223.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Forest Road 438 on Rito de la Olla, ca 7 air mi SE of Talpa.  Elev. 7950-8550 ft.
T24N R13E S35 South 1/2; also T23N R13E S2 N1/2.  36.2624 N, 105.5294 W; GPS Reading.  
Riparian area and rocky south aspect slope with pinyon/juniper and ponderosa pine. 

Jill E. Larson, 913.  6/9/2005. 		RM 942752	Barcode: RM0114969
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224.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Hondo Canyon along Forest Road 606, SE of NM Hwy 68, up Hondo Canyon Creek 0.6 air mi. North edge  Elev. 7600-8450 ft.
T24N R12E S30; S30.  36.2878 N, 105.705 W to 36.2925 N, 105.7175 W; GPS Reading.  
Southwest exposure, rocky slope with ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 80509.  5/17/2005. 		RM 942777	Barcode: RM0114882
     with Jill E. Larson
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225.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: NM Hwy 554, ca 7 air mi S of El Rito.  Elev. 6200-6300 ft.
T23N R7E S9 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S10.  36.2423 N, 106.1864 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandstone benches and draws, roadside and river bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81060.  5/27/2005. 		RM 942778	Barcode: RM0114881
     with Jill E. Larson
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226.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Rio de los Pinos, ca 0.6 air mi SW of Los Pinos.  Elev. 8000-8400 ft.
T32N R8E S22 NE1/4.  36.9829 N, 106.0738 W; GPS Reading.  
Igneous cap rock and rocky slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81132.  7/22/2005. 		RM 942792	Barcode: RM0114857
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227.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: 0.2 air mi W of Cerro to top of Guadalupe Mountain.  Elev. 7560-8763 ft.
T29N R12E S11; Center of S11; also S14; also NE1/8 S23.  36.7643 N, 105.6318 W to 36.7408 N, 105.627 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper to top with Douglas fir/ponderosa pine. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81378.  7/25/2005. 		RM 942809	Barcode: RM0114867
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228.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Brushy Mountain, southern half.  Elev. 7600-7916 ft.
T29N R11E S34 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S35.  36.7077 N, 105.7554 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper above, lower slopes with sagebrush and rabbitbrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81538.  7/28/2005. 		RM 942810	Barcode: RM0114866
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229.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Cimarron Range: Colin Neblett State Wildlife Area: along Maverick Creek from U.S. Hwy 64, ca 0.5 air mi NE of Gravel Pit Lakes, ca 7 air mi E of Eagle Nest, ca 1.5 air mi W of Ute Park at area boundary.  Elev. 7650-7800 ft.
36.5498 N, 105.1307 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandstone outcrops with Pinus ponderosa. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 10004.  8/9/2006. 		RM 955416	Barcode: RM0206925
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230.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: west of U.S. Hwy 84 and Canjilon Creek, ca 1 air mi NNE of Echo Amphitheater Recreational Site, ca 8 air mi SSE of Canjilon.  Elev. 6930-7100 ft.
T25N R4E S21 SE1/4; also W1/2 S22.  36.3774 N, 106.5066 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland on Chinle formation sandstone and shale. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 10398.  8/15/2006. 		RM 955417	Barcode: RM0206926
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231.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Juan Jose Lobato Grant: Forest Road 23, ca 5.5 air mi N of U.S. Hwy 84 and Rio Chama, ca 2 air mi E of west Forest Boundary, ca 6 air mi NNW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 7430-7600 ft.
T24N R5E S14 SE1/4; also NE1/4 S23.  36.3007 N, 106.369 W; GPS Reading.  
Large, open mesa top with Lycium pallidum and Opuntia imbricata. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 10498.  8/16/2006. 		RM 955418	Barcode: RM0206927
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232.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: San Cristobal Canyon Trailhead and along trail in canyon, ca 3 air mi NE of San Cristobal; ca 2 air mi SSE of Lama.  Elev. 8160-9400 ft.
T28N R12E S36 E1/2; also T28N R13E S31 and S32.  36.6196 N, 105.6088 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland in vicinity of trailhead. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 10560.  8/19/2006. 		RM 955269	Barcode: RM0207120
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233.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: southwest corner of Reservation, ca 0.5 air mi W of Chamisal in thinning treatment area.  Elev. 7350-7450 ft.
T22N R11E S2 NE1/4; W1/2 S18; also E1/2 S3..  36.1636 N, 105.7483 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Pinus ponderosa in lower drainage areas. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 10950.  8/23/2006. 		RM 955268	Barcode: RM0207119
     with Cheryl Archuleta
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234.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Garrapata Canyon, west side of NM Hwy 522, S of Garrapata Ridge, ca 6.5 mi WSW of Questa.  Elev. 7400-7650 ft.
T28N R12E S34; also South 1/2 S27.  36.6243 N, 105.6535 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland hills, interspersed with open areas of Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 4828.  5/16/2006. 		RM 955346	Barcode: RM0207029
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235.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: east rim of Rio Grande from NM Hwy 68 SE toward Canada de Apodaca, ca 0.5 air mi NE of Rinconada.  Elev. 6050-6350 ft.
T23N R10E S15 SE1/4; also NW1/4 S14.  36.2236 N, 105.8635 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland amongst basalt boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 4859.  5/18/2006. 		RM 955347	Barcode: RM0207030
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236.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: south side of NM Hwy 580 from Dixon to Ojo Sarco, ca 2 air mi SE of Dixon; ca 0.5 air mi S of Canoncito.  Elev. 6280-6450 ft.
T22N R10E S2 E1/2; also W1/2 S1.  36.1756 N, 105.8358 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry wash through pinyon/juniper woodland, Fallugia paradoxa, Oryzopsis hymenoides growing in wash. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 4909.  5/18/2006. 		RM 955348	Barcode: RM0207031
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237.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: hills E of Rio Grande del Rancho, Forest Trailhead 19 from NM Hwy 518, ca 2 air mi S of Talpa.  Elev. 7100-7800 ft.
T24N R12E S8 South 1/2; also South 1/2 S9.  36.3251 N, 105.5855 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Poa fendleriana, Hilaria jamesii, and Echinocereus species. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 4977.  5/19/2006. 		RM 955276	Barcode: RM0207127
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238.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: along dirt road E of NM Hwy 68, ca 0.5 air mi ENE of Pilar, east side of Rio Grande.  Elev. 6100-6500 ft.
T24N R11E S33.  36.2699 N, 105.784 W; GPS Reading.  
Slopes above the river in pinyon/juniper woodland with Heterotheca villosa, Aristida purpurea, and Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5006.  5/19/2006. 		RM 955349	Barcode: RM0207032
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239.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: just N of Ghost Ranch Presbyterian Retreat Center north property line, ca 11 air mi WNW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 6700-7250 ft.
T24N R4E S1 N1/2; also T25N R4E S36 SE1/4.  36.3447 N, 106.4561 W; GPS Reading.  
Mesa with pinyon/juniper woodland with openings of Opuntia imbricata, Bouteloua gracilis, and dead Lyceum pallidum, on Chinle Formation sandstones. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5021.  5/23/2006. 		RM 955350	Barcode: RM0207033
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240.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Pueblo de Taos Indian Reservation: southwest of southeast edge of Encebado 2003 burn area, ca 2 air mi SSW of Taos Pueblo.  Elev. 7750-8350 ft.
T25N R13E S11.  36.4112 N, 105.5322 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland slopes with Artemisia tridentata and Cercocarpus montanus. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 5149.  5/26/2006. 		RM 955400	Barcode: RM0206957
     with Reynaldo Lucero
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241.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Fernando Mountains: south side of Taos Canyon on Forest Trail 164, South Boundary Trail, ca 3.5 air mi E of Ranchos de Taos.  Elev. 7250-8000 ft.
T25N R13E S27; also SW1/4 S26.  36.3751 N, 105.5483 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland hills with Ptelea trifoliata, Poa fendleriana and prickly pear cactus. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5329.  5/29/2006. 		RM 955275	Barcode: RM0207126
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242.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Fernando Mountains: south side of Taos Canyon on Forest Trail 164, South Boundary Trail, ca 3.5 air mi E of Ranchos de Taos.  Elev. 7250-8000 ft.
T25N R13E S27; also SW1/4 S26.  36.3751 N, 105.5483 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland hills with Ptelea trifoliata, Poa fendleriana and prickly pear cactus. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 5330.  5/29/2006. 		RM 955401	Barcode: RM0206958
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243.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: canyon east of Picuris Canyon, ca 2 air mi NE of Picuris Pueblo, ca 4 air N of Penasco.  Elev. 8400-8900 ft.
T23N R12E S17.  36.2244 N, 105.6894 W; GPS Reading.  
South aspect slope above canyon, pinyon/juniper woodland with Cercocarpus montanus, Yucca baccata and disturbed open slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5540.  6/1/2006. 		RM 955274	Barcode: RM0207125
     with Cheryl Archuleta
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244.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: on dirt road toward Vadito, ca 0.5 mi N of Picuris Pueblo.  Elev. 7550 ft.
T23N R12E S30 NE1/4.  36.2025 N, 105.6948 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with occasional Pinus ponderosa; with Cercocarpus montanus and Artemisia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5680.  6/2/2006. 		RM 955402	Barcode: RM0206959
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245.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: west border of Reservation at NM Hwy 75, ca 2 air mi NW of Picuris Pueblo.  Elev. 7440-7500 ft.
T23N R11E S22; also W1/2 S23.  36.2049 N, 105.7554 W; GPS Reading.  
Disturbed area along roadside in pinyon/juniper woodland with scattered Pinus ponderosa. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 5689.  6/2/2006. 		RM 955403	Barcode: RM0206960
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246.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Pueblo de Taos Indian Reservation: along concrete irrigation ditch, Tenorio Tract area E of Rio Lucero, ca 4.5 mi N of Taos Pueblo.  Elev. 7750-8000 ft.
36.4967 N, 105.5451 W; GPS Reading.  
Roadside with Salix species; pinyon/juniper woodland with Quercus gambelii. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5872.  6/5/2006. 		RM 955273	Barcode: RM0207124
     with James Lucero
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247.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Pueblo de Taos Indian Reservation: Tract A Taos Pueblo Grant: at Rio Grande Rim ca 0.5 mi S of Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, ca 6 air mi W of El Prado.  Elev. 6900-6950 ft.
36.4691 N, 105.7275 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky basalt canyon rim and sandy flats with Artemisia tridentata, Stipa comata, Gutierrezia sarothrae, and Bouteloua gracilis. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 5933.  6/6/2006. 		RM 955404	Barcode: RM0206961
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248.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Arroyo Seco and surrounding hills, Forest Road 44 at north boundary of Juan Jose Lobato Grant, ca 2 air mi N of El Rito.  Elev. 7200-7800 ft.
T25N R7E S21; also N1/2 S28.  36.3765 N, 106.1969 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Quercus species, Cercocarpus montanus, and Koeleria macrantha. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 6009.  6/8/2006. 		RM 955405	Barcode: RM0206962
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249.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Forest Road 557, ca 1 air mi SE of Taos Junction on U.S. Hwy 285, ca 6 air mi WSW of Carson.  Elev. 7220 ft.
T24N R10E S3.  36.3438 N, 105.8712 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Artemisia tridentata and Gutierrezia sarothrae, recently grazed by cattle; moderate level of pinyon mortality due to drought and beetle activity. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 6261.  6/12/2006. 		RM 955406	Barcode: RM0206963
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250.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Mule Canyon and Tusas Ridge area, Forest Road 576, mesa N of road to Miller Tank, ca 6 air mi NNW Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8500-8700 ft.
T29N R8E S25; also S24 and NE1/4 S26.  36.7222 N, 106.0506 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky basalt edge of mesa slopes below. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 6484b.  6/14/2006. 		RM 955407	Barcode: RM0206964
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251.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: ca 1 air mi S of NM Hwy 554 (road to El Rito), ca 5 air mi W of Mesa Vista School and junction of NM Hwy 111 and U.S. Hwy 285.  Elev. 6900 ft.
T24N R8E S5 South 1/2.  36.337 N, 106.116 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Artemisa tridenta exhibiting moderate-severe drought/beetle mortality; dry wash bordered by Chrysothamnus nauseous. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 7026.  6/21/2006. 		RM 955408	Barcode: RM0206965
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252.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Forest Road 94, ca 2 air mi S fo Las Placitas, just S of CCC Spring.  Elev. 6500 ft.
T24N R7E S26 W1/2.  36.2901 N, 106.1648 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry wash with Salix and Rhus trilobata. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 7039.  6/21/2006. 		RM 955409	Barcode: RM0206966
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253.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: Cerro Blanco, ca 0.5 air mi N of Vadito.  Elev. 7600-7950 ft.
T23N R12E S29 E1/2; also S25.  36.1978 N, 105.6798 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Koeleria macrantha and Haplopappus; near outcrop of sedimentary rock. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 7092.  6/27/2006. 		RM 955272	Barcode: RM0207123
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254.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Picuris Pueblo Indian Reservation: E of NM Hwy 76, ca 1 air mi NNE of Chamisal and ca 2 air mi SSW of Picuris Pueblo.  Elev. 7550-7660 ft.
T23N R11E S36 South 1/2.  36.1811 N, 105.7213 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Aristida purpurea and Opuntia polyacantha; Pinus ponderosa on northwest exposure. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 7149.  6/27/2006. 		RM 955410	Barcode: RM0206967
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255.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Pueblo de Taos Indian Reservation: Lucero Canyon from footbridge to Martinez Canyon; trail along Rio Lucero, ca 6 air mi E of Arroyo Seco and ca 5 air mi S of Twining.  Elev. 8300-9300 ft.
36.5112 N, 105.4649 W; GPS Reading.  
Mixed conifer forest with Abies concolor, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Populus tremuloides; understory includes Shepherdia and Symphoricarpos. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 7359.  6/29/2006. 		RM 955271	Barcode: RM0207122
     with James Lucero
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256.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Pedro Mountains: south side of range W of County Road 291, ca 12 air mi NE of Seminoe Dam.  Elev. 6700-6900 ft.
T27N R83W S17 SE1/4.  42.3108 N, 106.7928 W.  
Granite outcrops with juniper, ponderosa, and limber pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 2154.  7/12/1997. 		RM 667706
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257.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Forest Road 78A to Chino Lake, ca 4 air mi S of San Miguel on Rio Los Pinos and ca 2 air mi S of Chino dry lake.  Elev. 8950 ft.
T31N R8E S20; also S21.  36.9007 N, 106.126 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry meadow with low rocky basalt outcrops and Artemisia frigida, Hymenoxys richardsonii, and Artemisia nova. Phenology: flowering. 

Jill E. Larson, 8666.  7/17/2006. 		RM 955411	Barcode: RM0206968
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258.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: ca 0.2 air mi W of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort and ca 0.5 air mi NNW of Bureau of Land Management Posiwinge Archealogical Site.  Elev. 6350-6500 ft.
T24N R8E S23; also E1/2 S22.  36.3071 N, 106.0521 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with Hilaria jamesii and Aristida purpurea; sandy, dry wash lined with Fallugia paradoxa. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 9125.  7/25/2006. 		RM 955412	Barcode: RM0206922
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259.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Juan Jose Lobato Grant: Forest Road 23, ca 1 air mi E of junction of U.S. 84 and NM Hwy 96, ca 2 air mi E of east high waterline of Abiquiu Reservoir, ca 6 air mi NW of Abiquiu.  Elev. 6600-6800 ft.
T25N R5E S3 N1/2.  36.2511 N, 106.3918 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland on sandstone. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Jill E. Larson, 9185.  7/25/2006. 		RM 955413	Barcode: RM0206921
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260.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: on BLM Road to Cerro del Aire near old homestead and railroad grade just E of U.S. Hwy 285, ca 1 3/4 air mi S of No Agua and ca 3 air mi NNE of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8100 ft.
T28N R9E S2.  36.6978 N, 105.9656 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with large openings of Artemisia tridentata and Bouteloua gracilis. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 9193.  7/26/2006. 		RM 955412	Barcode: RM0206923
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261.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: on BLM Road to Cerro del Aire near old homestead and railroad grade just E of U.S. Hwy 285, ca 1 3/4 air mi S of No Agua and ca 3 air mi NNE of Tres Piedras.  Elev. 8100 ft.
T28N R9E S2.  36.6978 N, 105.9656 W; GPS Reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland with large openings of Artemisia tridentata and Bouteloua gracilis. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 9194.  7/26/2006. 		RM 955415	Barcode: RM0206924
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262.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: near dead end of Forest Road 139, ca 4.5 air mi N of Abiquiu Reservoir, ca 9 air mi SSE of Canjilon, ca 3 air mi NE of Ghost Ranch Presbyterian Retreat Center.  Elev. 8050-8150 ft.
T25N R5E S33 NW1/4; also NE1/4 S32.  36.362 N, 106.4186 W; GPS Reading.  
Just below sandstone canyon rim. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jill E. Larson, 9614.  7/30/2006. 		RM 955270	Barcode: RM0207121
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263.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: east side of NM Hwy 68, southwest of Pilar; to ca 0.6 air mi E.  Elev. 6036-6500 ft.
T23N R10E S21.  36.226 N, 105.864 W; GPS Reading.  
In drain. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81797.  5/16/2006. 		RM 955345	Barcode: RM0207028
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264.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Rimrock southeast of junction NM Hwy 75 and 68, dirt road and wash.  Elev. 5800-6900 ft.
T23N R10E S19; also S30.  36.2063 N, 105.9098 W to 36.2001 N, 105.9255 W; uncertainty 0.25 mi..  
Below to top of rimrock. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 81950.  5/21/2006. 		RM 955371	Barcode: RM0206928
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265.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: NM Hwy 68, 2 mi SW of Embudo, ca 0.2 air mi NE and SW.  Elev. 5781 ft.
T23N R9E S34.  36.1833 N, 105.9785 W; GPS Reading.  
Roadside to river banks. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 82057.  5/22/2006. 		RM 955372	Barcode: RM0206929
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266.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Platte Pipeline or BLM Road 1430, ca 3/4-1 air mi S of Red Hill, ca 13.5 air mi W of Worland.  Elev. 4520-4650 ft.
T47N R95W S13 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S14.  44.0428 N, 108.1993 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Blue grama grassland with patches of Artemisia-Grayia and ant colonies. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 52251.  6/5/2001. 		RM 800907	Barcode: RM0095762
     with Luanne Lum
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267.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: ca 0.4-0.6 mi S of Elk Creek on Dorsey Creek or BLM Road 1103, ca 9.5 air mi SSW of Otto; ca 16 air mi SW of Basin.  Elev. 4380-4420 ft.
T50N R95W S31 NW1/4 of NW1/4; also SW1/4 of SW1/4 S30.  44.2628 N, 108.3191 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Flats on the top of the badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 52298.  6/5/2001. 		RM 800903	Barcode: RM0095766
     with Luanne Lum
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268.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: between Sand Point and Blue Bank Draw, ca 1 3/4 air mi S of Nowater or BLM Road 1404, ca 15 air mi WSW of Big Trails; ca 30 air mi SE of Worland.  Elev. 5220-5360 ft.
T43N R89W S19 NW1/4.  43.6827 N, 107.5851 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Stony, sandy-clay slopes with scattered sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 52456.  6/7/2001. 		RM 800906	Barcode: RM0095763
     with Luanne Lum
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269.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: at the head of Sand Spring Draw above Rimrock Basin, ca 9 air mi NE of Meeteetse; ca 25 air mi SE of Cody.  Elev. 5540-5680 ft.
T49N R99W S10 NE1/4.  44.2339 N, 108.7427 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush flats in the breaks. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 52610.  6/10/2001. 		RM 800905	Barcode: RM0095764
     with Luanne Lum
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270.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: Flume Reservoir on a tributary of Wildcat Gulch, along BLM Road 1406, ca 4 air mi SE of Neiber; ca 9 air mi SSW of Worland.  Elev. 4340-4380 ft.
T45N R93W S3 SE1/4; also NE1/4 S10.  43.899 N, 108.0062 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Badlands, draws, and sagebrush areas above. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 52733.  6/12/2001. 		RM 800904	Barcode: RM0095765
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271.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Wyo Hwy 170 at Hamilton Dome, ca 15 air mi WNW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5560-5700 ft.
T44N R98W S23 NW1/4.  43.7636 N, 108.5843 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soils and rock faces. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 124.  6/18/2001. 		RM 800917	Barcode: RM0095772
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272.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Ten Mile or BLM Road 1429, ca 6.5 air mi NNW of Worland.  Elev. 4180-4220 ft.
T48N R93W S25 SE1/4.  44.101 N, 107.9661 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 166.  6/18/2001. 		RM 800916	Barcode: RM0095775
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273.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 54 at Brokenback Creek, ca 6.3 air mi NW of Ten Sleep and ca 26.5 air mi ENE of Worland.  Elev. 4400-4425 ft.
T48N R89W S29 SW1/4.  44.103 N, 107.5536 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Acer and Salix with rose and grasses in the upland areas transitioning to sagebrush with grasses and cacti. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 200.  6/20/2001. 		RM 800915	Barcode: RM0095776
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274.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Alkali Road or BLM Road 1111, ca 7.3 air mi N of Hyattville or ca 18.5 air mi ENE of Manderson.  Elev. 4880-5000 ft.
T50N R90W S1.  44.3352 N, 107.613 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper woodland with sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 209.  6/21/2001. 		RM 800914	Barcode: RM0095777
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275.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1427, ca 2 air mi ESE of Manderson.  Elev. 4140 ft.
T50N R92W S32 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S33.  44.2628 N, 107.9357 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 249.  6/21/2001. 		RM 800913	Barcode: RM0095778
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276.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Elk Creek or BLM Road 1101, ca 5.5 ESE of Manderson.  Elev. 4100 ft.
T49N R93W S5.  44.2484 N, 108.0568 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush with grasses. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 282.  6/22/2001. 		RM 800912	Barcode: RM0095779
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277.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Gooseberry Creek or County Road 14, ca 16 air mi ESE of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5300-5360 ft.
T47N R98W S26 NW1/4.  44.0133 N, 108.5802 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 305.  6/25/2001. 		RM 800911	Barcode: RM0095780
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278.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Mobile or BLM Road 1401, ca 9 air mi SE of Worland.  Elev. 4344-4390 ft.
T46N R91W S19 NE1/4.  43.938 N, 107.8132 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on clayey soil within drainage. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 363.  6/27/2001. 		RM 800910	Barcode: RM0095781
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279.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Mobile or BLM Road 1401, ca 5 air mi SE of Worland.  Elev. 4360-4380 ft.
T46N R92W S10 SE1/4.  43.9712 N, 107.8781 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 372.  6/27/2001. 		RM 800909	Barcode: RM0095782
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280.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 4, ca 4 air mi NE of Thermopolis, E of the Big Horn River.  Elev. 4328-4475 ft.
T43N R94W S16 NW1/4.  43.6916 N, 108.1461 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Juniper woodland on sandy soil and rock outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 89.  6/15/2001. 		RM 800918	Barcode: RM0095774
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281.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along West Timber Creek, ca 15 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 6820-6840 ft.
T47N R102W S6 NW1/4; also T48N R102W S1/2 S31 .  44.0724 N, 109.1415 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 969.  7/23/2001. 		RM 800908	Barcode: RM0095761
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282.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Black Mountain or Wyo Hwy 172, ca 6.4 air mi E of Lucerne and ca 10.4 air mi NE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4395-4440 ft.
T44N R93W S32.  43.7348 N, 108.0465 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush with sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 1267.  5/21/2002. 		RM 934218	Barcode: RM0099243
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283.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1406, ca 7.5 air mi ENE of Lucerne and ca 12.7 air mi NE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4420-4480 ft.
T44N R93W S19 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S20.  43.7636 N, 108.0664 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush with sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 1324.  5/21/2002. 		RM 934783	Barcode: RM0101489
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284.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Red Hole or BLM Road 1426, ca 8.2 air mi ESE of Lucerne and ca 10.1 air mi ENE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4610-4900 ft.
T43N R93W S17 NE1/4.  43.6916 N, 108.0465 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on shale. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1378b.  5/23/2002. 		RM 934782	Barcode: RM0101488
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285.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1408 south, ca 14.5 air mi ESE of Lucerne and ca 15.5 air mi ENE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4755-4920 ft.
T43N R92W S17 SE1/4.  43.6971 N, 107.926 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil with cobbles. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 1426.  5/23/2002. 		RM 934781	Barcode: RM0101487
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286.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1427 W of Sand Creek, ca 7.3 air mi NE of Worland.  Elev. 4500-4580 ft.
T48N R92W S34 SE1/4.  44.0879 N, 107.8781 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush and greasewood on mudstone and sandstone. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1470.  5/25/2002. 		RM 934780	Barcode: RM0101486
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287.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1427 W of Sand Creek, ca 8.3 air mi NE of Worland.  Elev. 4500-4565 ft.
T48N R92W S27.  44.1025 N, 107.8781 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and greasewood on mudstone and sandstone. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1499.  5/25/2002. 		RM 934779	Barcode: RM0101485
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288.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: N of Gooseberry Creek, ca 13.5 air mi SSE of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5675-5950 ft.
T47N R99W S34.  43.9985 N, 108.7205 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Pinus flexilis and sagebrush on mudstone with cobbles. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 1577.  5/27/2002. 		RM 934778	Barcode: RM0101484
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289.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Fifteen Mile or BLM Road 1429, ca 7 air mi NW of Worland.  Elev. 4180-4260 ft.
T47N R93W S7 W1/2.  44.0577 N, 108.0663 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and greasewood in sandy soil with cobbles. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1601.  5/27/2002. 		RM 934777	Barcode: RM0101483
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290.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Fifteenmile or BLM Road 1428, ca 7.2 air mi NNE of Worland.  Elev. 4200-4300 ft.
T48N R93W S22 SE1/4; also NE1/4 S27.  44.1154 N, 108.0062 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1656.  5/28/2002. 		RM 934776	Barcode: RM0101482
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291.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 65, ca 1.1 air mi ESE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4545-4625 ft.
T47N R88W S21 E1/2; also W1/2 S22.  44.0265 N, 107.4402 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush with yucca adjacent to landfill. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1681.  5/29/2002. 		RM 934775	Barcode: RM0101481
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292.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along U.S. Hwy 16, ca 1.9 air mi ESE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4595-4690 ft.
T47N R89W S23 SE1/4.  44.0306 N, 107.4927 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Juniper with sagebrush and yucca on sandy soil and shale. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1715.  5/29/2002. 		RM 934774	Barcode: RM0101480
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293.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Blue Bank or BLM Road 1411, ca 9.7 air mi WSW of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4570-4680 ft.
T47N R90W S27 E1/2; also W1/2 S26.  44.0162 N, 107.6349 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1761.  5/29/2002. 		RM 934773	Barcode: RM0101479
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294.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Blue Bank or BLM Road 1411, ca 8.8 air mi WSW of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4680-4760 ft.
T47N R90W S35 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S36.  44.0017 N, 107.6146 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1792.  5/29/2002. 		RM 934772	Barcode: RM0101478
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295.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: E of Cottonwood Creek and Wildhorse Hill, ca 7.1 air mi ENE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4690-4820 ft.
T47N R89W S18 E1/2.  44.0451 N, 107.5739 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and juniper on sandy slope. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 1918.  6/1/2002. 		RM 935781	Barcode: RM0101561
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296.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 47 at Red Gulch, ca 8.2 air mi NW of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4295-4440 ft.
T48N R89W S21.  44.1174 N, 107.5333 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and juniper on sandy slope. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 1919.  6/1/2002. 		RM 935780	Barcode: RM0101560
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297.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1435, ca 4 air mi WSW of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4685-4780 ft.
T47N R89W S34.  44.0017 N, 107.513 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 2020.  6/1/2002. 		RM 935779	Barcode: RM0101559
_________________________________________________________________________

298.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1409 S of Nowater Creek and W of Scorpion Draw, ca 24.5 air mi ENE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4715-4815 ft.
T43N R91W S3 NE1/4.  43.7259 N, 107.7656 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil of Cody shale. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2094.  6/4/2002. 		RM 935778	Barcode: RM0101558
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299.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Spring Creek or County Road 58 and N of Otter Creek, ca 6.8 air mi N of Big Trails and 13.5 air mi SSE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4783-4865 ft.
T45N R87W S15 NW1/4.  43.8681 N, 107.2996 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Juniper with sagebrush and yucca on siltstone, shale, and sandstone; plus terrace deposits. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2283.  6/6/2002. 		RM 935777	Barcode: RM0101557
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300.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 26, ca 3.7 air mi NE of Thermopolis and E of Bighorn River.  Elev. 4310-4580 ft.
T43N R94W S19 SE1/4.  43.6772 N, 108.1859 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush on sandstone. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2324.  6/8/2002. 		RM 935776	Barcode: RM0101556
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301.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Centennial Road, ca 6.1 air mi ENE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4850-4960 ft.
T43N R94W S22 N1/2.  43.6772 N, 108.1262 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush on sandstone. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2386.  6/8/2002. 		RM 934816	Barcode: RM0101436
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302.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Dorsey Creek or BLM Road 1103, ca 7 air mi ESE of Otto and ca 11.5 air mi ESE of Greybull.  Elev. 4440-4500 ft.
T51N R96W S21 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S28.  44.3786 N, 108.3997 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2436.  6/10/2002. 		RM 934815	Barcode: RM0101435
_________________________________________________________________________

303.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: SW of Canyon Creek, ca 4.9 air mi E of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 5100-5181 ft.
T47N R88W S13 SE1/4; also NE1/4 S24 and T47N R87W SW1/4 S18.  44.0409 N, 107.38 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper with sagebrush and yucca on mudstone and siltstone. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 2542.  6/12/2002. 		RM 934814	Barcode: RM0101434
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304.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Rome Hill or County Road 56 and S of Cooks Canyon, ca 11.3 air mi ESE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 5480-5680 ft.
T46N R87W S2 N1/2.  43.9833 N, 107.2795 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on mudstone and siltstone. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 2615.  6/14/2002. 		RM 934813	Barcode: RM0101433
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305.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: W of Nowood River and Wyo Highway 434, ca 4.5 air mi SE of Tensleep.  Elev. 4525-4620 ft.
T46N R88W S2 SE1/4.  43.9833 N, 107.4001 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 2658.  6/14/2002. 		RM 803171	Barcode: RM0096849
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306.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along Greybull River and Wyo Road 290, ca 4 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5970 ft.
T48N R101W S24 N1/2.  44.1167 N, 108.921 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush scrub. Phenology: buds. 

Luanne Lum, 2836.  6/18/2002. 		RM 934812	Barcode: RM0101432
     with Al Flinck
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307.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Big Horn Mountains: along County Road 85 or BLM Road 1419, ca 5.3 air mi ESE of Big Trails and ca 22.5 air mi SE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 6370-6600 ft.
T44N R87W S25 NE1/4.  43.7512 N, 107.2417 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil with cobbles. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 2932.  6/22/2002. 		RM 934834	Barcode: RM0101445
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308.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along Wyo Hwy 434 E of Nowood River, ca 9 air mi SSE of Ten Sleep.  Elev. 4520 ft.
T46N R88W S36.  43.9113 N, 107.38 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Agricultural ditch. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 3069.  6/24/2002. 		RM 934831	Barcode: RM0101442
_________________________________________________________________________

309.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1314 and Pickett Creek, ca 18.5 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 7120-7150 ft.
T48N R103W S16 SE1/4.  44.1315 N, 109.2217 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Disturbed upland. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 3272.  6/27/2002. 		RM 934830	Barcode: RM0101441
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310.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20, County Road 65Y and North Fork Shoshone River, ca 1 air mi ENE of Wapiti and ca 18.5 air mi WSW of Cody.  Elev. 5560-5640 ft.
T52N R104W S18 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S19.  44.4799 N, 109.4084 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and juniper with pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 3317.  6/28/2002. 		RM 934833	Barcode: RM0101444
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311.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Big Horn Mountains: along Cold Springs Road S of Medicine Lodge Canyon, ca 6.5 air mi NE of Hyattville and ca 30.5 air mi NE of Worland.  Elev. 6080-6180 ft.
T50N R89W S11 E1/2.  44.3207 N, 107.5121 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 3360.  6/30/2002. 		RM 934832	Barcode: RM0101443
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312.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1431 N of Wyo Hwy 431, ca 25.5 air mi W of Worland.  Elev. 4890 ft.
T47N R97W S26 N1/2.  44.0133 N, 108.4599 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Reservoir and sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 3615.  7/3/2002. 		RM 934829	Barcode: RM0101440
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313.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1314 and Pickett Creek, ca 19 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 7320-7370 ft.
T48N R103W S16 NW1/4.  44.1315 N, 109.2217 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Valley bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 4381.  7/17/2002. 		RM 934828	Barcode: RM0101439
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

314.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1314 and Pickett Creek, ca 19 air mi W of Meeteetse.  Elev. 7590-7610 ft.
T48N R103W S8 N1/2.  44.1463 N, 109.2417 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Valley bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 4393.  7/17/2002. 		RM 934827	Barcode: RM0101438
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

315.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along BLM Road 1314 and Greybull River, ca 14 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 6580-6695 ft.
T48N R102W S30 NE1/4.  44.102 N, 109.1415 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Valley bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 4446.  7/17/2002. 		RM 934826	Barcode: RM0101437
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

316.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along the Greybull River at Four Bear oil field, ca 18.5 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 7000-7200 ft.
T48N R103W S20 E1/2; also W1/2 S21.  44.1167 N, 109.2417 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 4562.  7/20/2002. 		RM 934811	Barcode: RM0101431
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

317.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along Francs Creek, ca 17 air mi WSW of Meeteetse.  Elev. 7035-7045 ft.
T48N R103W S34 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S35.  44.0872 N, 109.2016 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Luanne Lum, 4564.  7/20/2002. 		RM 934810	Barcode: RM0101430
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

318.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 36 and Grass Creek, ca 2.5 air mi W of Grass Creek (Post Office) and ca 32 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5780-5840 ft.
T46N R99W S14 South1/2; also N1/2 S23.  43.9542 N, 108.7005 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper and sagebrush. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 4638.  7/20/2002. 		RM 934784	Barcode: RM0101490
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

319.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Coon Creek, ca 2 air mi S of Byron.  Elev. 4000-4010 ft.
T55N R97W S3 SE1/4.  44.7744 N, 108.5211 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Riparian. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4700.  7/22/2002. 		RM 935768	Barcode: RM0101569
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

320.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Lane 7 and Sage Creek, ca 1.5 air mi E of Deaver and ca 7.8 air mi WNW of Lovell.  Elev. 4000-4040 ft.
T57N R97W S28 SE1/4.  44.8933 N, 108.5672 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Riparian and sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4765.  7/23/2002. 		RM 935767	Barcode: RM0101568
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

321.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road  Elev. 4250-4260 ft.
T57N R98W S24 SW1/4; R2N at Deaver Reservoir, ca 22 air mi WNW of Deaver and ca 12 air mi SE of Powell also NW1/4 S25.  44.9075 N, 108.6284 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Reservoir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4794.  7/23/2002. 		RM 935766	Barcode: RM0101567
     with Michelle Wilson
_________________________________________________________________________

322.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along Shoshone River W of Willwood Dam and County Road  Elev. 4410-4500 ft.
T54N R100W S9 W1/2; R14, ca 125 air mi NE of Cody .  44.673 N, 108.9058 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4834.  7/23/2002. 		RM 935765	Barcode: RM0101566
     with Michelle Wilson
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323.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: E of Little Slick Creek, ca 4.9 air mi ESE of Worland.  Elev. 4240 ft.
T47N R92W S34 W1/2.  44.0004 N, 107.8781 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Irrigation ditch. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4889.  7/26/2002. 		RM 935764	Barcode: RM0101565
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324.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 86, ca 14.5 air mi NNE of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4200-4260 ft.
T45N R94W S19 SE1/4.  43.8507 N, 108.1792 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4919.  7/26/2002. 		RM 935763	Barcode: RM0101564
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325.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 6WX and South Fork Shoshone River at Rock Creek, ca 22.5 air mi SW of Cody.  Elev. 5875-5940 ft.
T50N R104W S7 NE1/4.  44.3207 N, 109.4084 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Riparian and sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 4978.  7/29/2002. 		RM 935762	Barcode: RM0101563
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326.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: east portion of Ralston Reservoir and Garland Canal, ca 5.5 air mi WSW of Powell and ca 17.5 air mi NE of Cody.  Elev. 4550 ft.
T55N R100W S23.  44.7309 N, 108.8653 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Reservoir and canal. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5044.  7/30/2002. 		RM 935761	Barcode: RM0101562
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327.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along Dry Creek at U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20 crossing, ca 21 air mi ESE of Cody; ca 29.5 air mi WSW of Greybull.  Elev. 4800-4820 ft.
T52N R98W S21 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S22.  44.4655 N, 108.6418 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5070.  7/30/2002. 		RM 935772	Barcode: RM0101552
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328.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: on Bighorn Canal W of Wyo Hwy 433, ca 8.6 air mi N of Worland.  Elev. 4055 ft.
T48N R92W S18 SW1/4.  44.1316 N, 107.9387 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Irrigation canal. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5095.  7/30/2002. 		RM 935773	Barcode: RM0101553
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329.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: on Cottonwood Creek at Wyo Hwy 120, ca 7.5 air mi NW of Cody.  Elev. 5300-5360 ft.
T54N R102W S34 E1/2.  44.6151 N, 109.1285 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5463.  8/7/2002. 		RM 935771	Barcode: RM0101572
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330.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: along County Road 3FK at South Fork Dry Creek, ca 16 air mi SSE of Cody.  Elev. 5415-5500 ft.
T50N R100W S8.  44.3207 N, 108.9041 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy mudstone. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5466.  8/5/2002. 		RM 935770	Barcode: RM0101571
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331.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: at Custer Lake W of County Road 3FK in Oregon Basin, ca 10 air mi SE of Cody.  Elev. 5170-5180 ft.
T52N R100W S32 SW1/4.  44.4365 N, 108.9041 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 5499.  8/8/2002. 		RM 935769	Barcode: RM0101570
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332.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Wyo Hwy 120 and Buffalo Creek, ca 10 air mi SE of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5570-5620 ft.
T47N R99W S3 SW1/4.  44.0724 N, 108.7205 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Luanne Lum, 5520.  8/8/2002. 		RM 935775	Barcode: RM0101555
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333.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Absaroka Mountains: at Dead Indian Creek SW of Wyo Hwy 296 and Forest Road 101, ca 23.5 air mi NW of Cody.  Elev. 6065-6230 ft.
T55N R104W S18 NE1/4.  44.7454 N, 109.4321 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Mixed coniferous forest and sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5690.  8/11/2002. 		RM 935774	Barcode: RM0101554
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334.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: at Murphy Draw along Wyo Hwy 431 and BLM Road 1302, ca 27.5 air mi W of Worland and ca 21.5 air mi ESE of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5100-5105 ft.
T47N R97W S28 South1/2.  44.0133 N, 108.5 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on mudstone. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5739.  8/14/2002. 		RM 935805	Barcode: RM0101551
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335.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: Sand Draw at Wyo Hwy 17, ca 35 air mi ESE of Worland and ca 19 air mi SE of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5490-5540 ft.
T46N R98W S5 NW1/4.  43.9837 N, 108.6403 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5767.  8/14/2002. 		RM 935804	Barcode: RM0101575
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336.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: along Grass Creek and Wyo Hwy 171, ca 25 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5160-5175 ft.
T46N R97W S29 N1/2.  43.9246 N, 108.52 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush on sandy mudstone. Phenology: fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5811.  8/16/2002. 		RM 935803	Barcode: RM0101574
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337.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: along Dry Creek and drainage canal, ca 8.5 air mi W of Greybull.  Elev. 4080 ft.
T52N R95W S12 NE1/4.  44.4944 N, 108.2182 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Luanne Lum, 5846.  8/17/2002. 		RM 935802	Barcode: RM0101573
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338.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and lower Dolores River Drainages: San Miguel River Drainage: on mining road across from Nature Conservancy Preserve.  Elev. 5140 ft.
T47N R17W S12 NW1/4.  38.3433 N, 108.6944 W.  
Mesa and slopes, Morrison formation, with pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 1060.  5/20/1993. 		 
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339.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: San Miguel Drainage: canyon and hills S of San Miguel River, ca 8 mi NW of Naturita.  Elev. 5200-5500 ft.
T47N R16W S30 NE1/4.  38.2994 N, 108.6759 W.  
With pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3408.  5/20/1994. 		 
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340.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Grand County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: slopes above Buckhorn draw.  Elev. 4900 ft.
T22S R25E S33.  38.8483 N, 109.158 W.  
Granitic slopes with juniper and Purshia. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3440.  5/26/1994. 		 
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341.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Grand County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Buckhorn Draw.  Elev. 4600 ft.
T14S R24E S36.  39.5558 N, 109.1791 W.  
Stream bed in dry, sandy wash with pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3534.  5/26/1994. 		 
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342.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Calamity Draw, ca 0.3 mi from Colo Hwy 141 near Nucla.  Elev. 5300 ft.
T46N R16W S11.  38.2555 N, 108.602 W.  
Dry area with sandstone ledges. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3623.  5/31/1994. 		 
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343.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: ca 0.1 mi SE of Delta-Nucla Road; ca 3 air mi NE of Nucla.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T47N R15W S27.  38.2994 N, 108.5096 W.  
Pinyon and juniper in thin soils on Dakota sandstone; low diversity. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3650.  5/31/1994. 		 
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344.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Casto Draw: ca 1 mi from Colo Hwy 141.  Elev. 5260 ft.
T15S R103W S28.  38.7185 N, 108.9125 W.  
Clay and granite gravel slopes with Juniperus and Coleogyne. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3784.  6/3/1994. 		 
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345.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Tenderfoot Mesa at Liberty Bell #2 Mine.  Elev. 7881 ft.
T51N R18W S36 SW1/4.  38.6413 N, 108.8222 W.  
Sandstone ledges with pinyon and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 3885.  6/3/1994. 		 
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346.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: San Miguel and Lower Dolores River Drainages: Uncompahgre Plateau: Columbine Pass.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T50N R19W S9.  38.6122 N, 108.9885 W.  
With Artemisia, juniper, and pinyon on dry, sandy soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Margarette J. Lyon, 4931.  6/23/1994. 		 
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347.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Kindt Reservioir E of Wyo Hwy 71, ca 14.7 air mi SE of Rawlins; ca 13 air mi S of Sinclair.  Elev. 6820 ft.
T19N R86W S28.  41.5916 N, 107.0802 W.  
Sandy knoll sparsely vegetated with sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 2303.  7/14/1997. 		RM 667679
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348.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Washington, Asotin County: Blue Mountains: Umatilla National Forest: west side of Sourdough Gulch, ca 0.5 air mi S of confluence with Lick Creek, ca 16 air mi SW of Asotin.  Elev. 3000 ft.
T9N R43E S13.  
Grassy slope with Elymus spicatus, Festuca idahoensis, Achillea millefolium, Crepis acuminata, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Bromus tectorum. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Stuart Markow, 12456b.  6/2/2003. 		 
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349.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Sage Creek W of County Road 401, ca 22 air mi S of Rawlins; ca 19 air mi W of Saratoga.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T17N R87W S4.  41.4758 N, 107.1949 W.  
Along creek; surrounded by greasewood, sagebrush, wild rose, and wild licorice. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 2341.  7/14/1997. 		RM 667680
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350.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: East Slope Wind River Range and Vicinity: 1 mi NW of Weiser Knoll, ca 12 air mi SSE of Lander.  Elev. 5660-6280 ft.
T32N R99W S34 SE1/4; also T31N R99W W1/2 S2, S11 and N1/2 S14.  42.7034 N, 108.6416 W to 42.662 N, 108.6238 W; GPS Reading.  
Sagebrush steppe with scattered limber pines occupying sedimentary rock outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Rob Massatti, 5066.  6/4/2006. 		USFS 844424	Barcode: USFS0027461
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351.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Gunnison County: Southern Gunnison Basin: ca 3.3 air mi E of Blaine Rock, ca 8.5 air mi SW of Gunnison on northerly adjacent ravines of Big Mesa.  Elev. 8180-8700 ft.
T48N R1.5W S1; also T49N R2W SE1/4 S36.  38.4427 N, 107.0232 W.  
Sage-dominated north-draining ravines and slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Melanie Arnett, 1328.  7/6/1998. 		RM 
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352.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Ouray County: Uncompahgre Basin: ca 1/2 - 3/4 air mi E of Uncompahgre River on County Road 10B; 2 air mi NNE of intersection of Main Street in Ridgway and U.S. Hwy 550.  Elev. 7120-7490 ft.
T45N R8W S3 SW1/4.  38.1824 N, 107.7338 W.  
Open pinyon/Juniperus forest with Quercus. Phenology: fruiting. 

Melanie Arnett, 171.  6/9/1998. 		RM 
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353.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Basin: ca 1/4 air mi S of Dry Cedar Creek and southern-most portion of Kinikin Heights Road.  Elev. 6225-6300 ft.
T48N R8W S19 N1/2.  38.4017 N, 107.7892 W.  
Adobe hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Melanie Arnett, 32.  6/7/1998. 		RM 
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354.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Basin: ca 1/4 air mi S of Dry Cedar Creek and southern-most portion of Kinikin Heights Road.  Elev. 6225-6300 ft.
T48N R8W S19 N1/2.  38.4017 N, 107.7892 W.  
Adobe hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Melanie Arnett, 33.  6/7/1998. 		RM 
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355.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Gunnison County: Southern Gunnison Basin: Curecanti National Recreation Area: Cebolla Creek where it meets with Blue Mesa Reservoir, ca 1.8 air mi E of Carpenter Ridge; ca 4.6 air mi W of Blaine Rock.  Elev. 7500-8000 ft.
T48N R3W S11 NE1/4.  38.4266 N, 107.1777 W.  
Douglas fir/sagebrush on west-facing canyon slope and rim. Phenology: flowering. 

Melanie Arnett, 4539.  6/22/1999. 		RM 749542
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356.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Gunnison County: Southern Gunnison Basin: east side of County Road 32B, ca 3.5 air mi N of Saguache County; ca 5 air mi SSW of Gunnison.  Elev. 8100-8340 ft.
T49N R1W S27 South1/2; also N1/4 S34 and SE1/4 S28.  38.4782 N, 106.9569 W.  
Rolling sagebrush shrubland. Phenology: flowering. 

Melanie Arnett, 4692.  6/26/1999. 		RM 749541
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357.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: McElmo Canyon area; south-side of Hamilton Mesa, ca 2 road mi S of Ismay Trading Post, across McElmo Creek, ca 25 air mi WSW of Cortez.  Elev. 1550 m.
T35N R20W S11 NW1/4.  37.3055 N, 109.0178 W.  
South-facing canyon wall and draw, scattered pinyon-juniper, strong selenium odor. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 1801.  5/27/1994. 		 707437
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358.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: McElmo Canyon/Rincon Canyon area; ca 4.5 road mi SE of Ismay Trading Post, south-side of McElmo Creek, ca 23 air mi WNW of Cortez.  Elev. 5200 ft.
T35N R19W S18 NW1/4; also T35N R20W NE1/4 S13.  37.2909 N, 108.9815 W.  
Southwest-facing, grassland and riparian area surrounding cow pond. Tamarisk, bull-rush, Astragalus and prickly -pear cactus. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 1817.  5/27/1994. 		 707428
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359.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: Wild Steer Mesa, off County Road FF16 to County Road EE16, ca 15 air mi SW of Nucla.  Elev. 2050 m.
T46N R18W S27 NW1/4; also SW1/8 S22.  38.2116 N, 108.8422 W.  
North-facing pinyon-juniper-sagebrush hill and mesa top. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 1987.  6/2/1994. 		 707435
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360.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, San Miguel County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: Little Gypsum Valley; ca 13 road mi NW of Colo Hwy 141 on County Road 20.R., Gypsum Valley boat launch and surrounding area on north-side of the Dolores River.  Elev. 5400 ft.
T45N R18W S17 NW1/4.  38.1532 N, 108.8791 W.  
River and adjacent pinion-juniper zone on south-facing slope on north side of river. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 2031.  6/2/1994. 		 707436
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361.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 3 air mi W of Cortez, northwest side of ridge overlooking Alkali Canyon, Indian Camp Ranch, jeep trail W of County Road 23.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T36N R18W S30; also S31.  37.3492 N, 108.8724 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, Ephedra, Purshia, Amelanchier, and Cercocarpus on south facing slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 4511.  5/26/1995. 		 713538
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362.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: McElmo Canyon Area, ca 20 air mi W of Cortez, ca 4.5 air mi E of Ismay Trading Post, unmarked road N of County Road G, in Risley Canyon.  Elev. 5200 ft.
T36N R19W S21.  37.3637 N, 108.9451 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, Atriplex, Amelanchier, and Purshia on shale soil with selenium odor; southwest facing. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 4891.  6/3/1995. 		 713539
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363.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 7.5 air mi W of Mancos, County Road 34, N of U.S. Hwy 160.  Elev. 6600 ft.
T36N R14W S19.  37.3637 N, 108.4361 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, Atriplex, Purshia, and Artemesia with selenium odor along a creek; west-facing. Phenology: fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 4991.  6/5/1995. 		 713530
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364.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 2 air mi E of Cortez, NW of Montezuma County Fairgrounds, along McElmo Creek.  Elev. 6300 ft.
T36N R15W S28.  37.3492 N, 108.5088 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, Artemisia, and rabbitbrush along creek with selenium odor; south-facing slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5241.  6/7/1995. 		 713531
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365.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 15 air mi S of Dove Creek on the Upper Rim of Hovenweep Canyon, County Road 10.  Elev. 6660 ft.
T38N R18W S19; S18.  37.5376 N, 108.876 W.  
Pinyon-juniper woodland, Purshia, Amelanchier, and scattered Artemesia on southeast-facing slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5295.  6/8/1995. 		 713532
     with Fallon Judkins and Carlann Defontes
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366.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: Upper Little Gypsum Valley, County Road 115 and County Road GG6, ca 22 air mi WSW of Naturita.  Elev. 5700-5800 ft.
T45N R19W S4.  38.1824 N, 108.9715 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, Cercocarpus, Purshia, and Stipa on west-facing  slope with cryptogrammic soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5619.  6/18/1995. 		 713540
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367.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: Lower Little Gypsum Valley, County Road 20.R, ca 20 air mi WSW of Naturita.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T45N R19W S14.  38.1532 N, 108.9345 W.  
Artemesia, and scattered pinyon-juniper on north-facing gypsum-soil with selenium odor. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5642.  6/18/1995. 		 713533
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368.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, San Miguel County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: County Road 19.Q, ca 1.5 mi SE of Colo Hwy 141, ca 15 air mi S of Naturita in Disappointment Valley at Larson Spring.  Elev. 6000-6100 ft.
T43N R17W S1; 2.  38.0169 N, 108.6909 W.  
Scattered juniper, rabbitbrush, Stipa, Bromus, and Artemesia on a southwest facing slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5684.  6/18/1995. 		 713542
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369.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, San Miguel County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: County Road 19.Q, ca 1.5 mi SE of Colo Hwy 141, ca 15 air mi S of Naturita in Disappointment Valley at Larson Spring.  Elev. 6000-6100 ft.
T43N R17W S1; 2.  38.0169 N, 108.6909 W.  
Scattered juniper, rabbitbrush, Stipa, Bromus, and Artemesia on a southwest facing slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 5685.  6/18/1995. 		 713543
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370.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: State Wildlife Area: ca 9.5 air mi NW of Cortez at Narraguinnep Reservoir, intersection of County Road 23 and Colo. Hwy 194.  Elev. 6680-6700 ft.
T37N R16W S5.  37.4937 N, 108.6401 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, cottonwood, sagebrush, and rabbitbrush on west facing mancos shale soils. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 6207.  6/29/1995. 		 713534
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371.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Dolores County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: San Juan National Forest: Forest Road 240, ca 23 air mi N of Dolores at Ryman Creek S of Disappointment Valley.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T41N R15W S16.  37.8139 N, 108.5259 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, Atriplex, squawapple, Quercus, and serviceberry, on soil with selenium odor, west-facing draw along a dry wash. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 6545.  7/9/1995. 		 713544
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372.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Dolores County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: County Road D.00, ca 27 air mi N of Dolores in Alkalai Wash N of Disappointment Creek.  Elev. 7400-7480 ft.
T42N R14W S30.  37.8719 N, 108.4526 W.  
Pinyon-juniper, snow berry, greasewood, rabbit brush, Artemesia, oak, and service berry on south facing slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Lynn Marie Moore, 7038.  7/14/1995. 		 713545
     with Sierra Smith
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373.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 24 air mi W of center of Cortez.  Elev. 5200-5300 ft.
T35N R20W S10 W1/2; also NW1/4 S15.  37.3055 N, 109.036 W.  
Pinyon-juniper and grassland following state line, sandstone caprock with shale below. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 50780.  5/27/1995. 		 713546
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374.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montezuma County: Upper Dolores River Drainage and Adjacent Areas: ca 25 air mi WSW of center of Cortez.  Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
T35N R20W S34 E1/4; also W1/2 S35.  37.2473 N, 109.036 W.  
Sandstone caprock, canyons, some shale below, and an active sand dune; pinyon-juniper and grasslands. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 50891.  5/27/1995. 		 713537
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375.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: just off Bushwacker or County Road 432, ca 10.5 air mi W of Shoshoni; ca 14.5 air mi N of Riverton.  Elev. 4970-5000 ft.
T3N R5E S20 NE1/4.  43.2282 N, 108.3174 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy areas above the stock pond. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 64854.  6/8/2005. 		RM 
     with Rob Massatti and Rachel Newton
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376.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: west end of Lake Camaehwait (Bass Lake), ca 2 air mi W of Boysen Reservoir, ca 8.5 air mi NW of Shoshoni; ca 20 air mi NNE of Riverton.  Elev. 4820-4840 ft.
T4N R5E S26 W1/2.  43.295 N, 108.2559 W; GPS Reading.  
Stony sandy or clay slopes and adjacent flats above the lake. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 64885.  6/8/2005. 		RM 
     with Rob Massatti and Rachel Newton
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377.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Saratoga Lake, ca 1.5 air mi NE of Saratoga.  Elev. 6773 ft.
T18N R84W S1 SE1/4.  41.4686 N, 106.7907 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy, dry uplands with Artemisia. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 1173.  6/26/2005. 		RM 
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378.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Bear Creek, ca 9 air mi SSE of Chugwater.  Elev. 5654 ft.
T19N R66W S10 NE1/4.  41.6392 N, 104.761 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry, rocky uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 1192.  6/28/2005. 		RM 
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379.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Plumbago Creek, ca 25 air mi N of Laramie.  Elev. 7312 ft.
T20N R73W S36.  41.6899 N, 105.5072 W; GPS Reading.  
Steep rocky uplands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 1287.  6/28/2005. 		RM 
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380.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Horseshoe Bend, Green River, ca 42 air mi NW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6230 ft.
T23N R110W S32 SW1/4 of SW1/4.  41.9219 N, 109.9242 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky dry slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 1481.  7/6/2005. 		RM 
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381.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: South Buckboard Recreation Site, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, ca 18 air mi SSE of Green River.  Elev. 5980 ft.
T15N R108W S33 NW1/4.  41.2376 N, 109.6139 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry rocky shores. Phenology: fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 1589.  7/7/2005. 		RM 
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382.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Sage Creek, ca 15 air mi S of Green River.  Elev. 6109 ft.
T15N R107W S14 NW1/4.  41.2835 N, 109.4513 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry sagebrush uplands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 1611.  7/7/2005. 		RM 
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383.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Sweetwater River Canyon, ca 34 air mi SE of Lander.  Elev. 6941-7127 ft.
T28N R97W S5 SW1/4.  42.4331 N, 108.4446 W to 42.4343 N, 108.4448 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy soil with pink granite rocks up canyon walls. Phenology: fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 182.  6/13/2005. 		RM 
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384.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Jackson Lake, ca 57 air mi SE of Casper, 8 air mi NE of Muddy Gap.  Elev. 5945 ft.
T29N R88W S35 SW1/4.  42.4352 N, 107.3386 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry sandy, rocky uplands and slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 1853.  7/11/2005. 		RM 
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385.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Big Sandy Reservoir, ca 11 air mi N of Farson.  Elev. 6839 ft.
T27N R106W S33 NW1/4.  42.2695 N, 109.4623 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy sagebrush and grass uplands and slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 241.  6/15/2005. 		RM 
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386.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Eden Reservoir.  Elev. 6785 ft.
T26N R105W S16 SW1/4.  42.2209 N, 109.3508 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy sagebrush and grass uplands and slopes. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Rachel Newton, 252.  6/15/2005. 		RM 
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387.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Pacific Creek, ca 22 air mi NE of Farson.  Elev. 6985 ft.
T26N R103W S10 SW1/4.  42.2353 N, 109.0975 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy uplands. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Rachel Newton, 331.  6/17/2005. 		RM 
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388.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: confluence of Sweetwater River and Sharps Meadows Creek, ca 32 air mi SW of Lander.  Elev. 7541 ft.
T28N R101W S20 SW1/4.  42.3846 N, 108.9052 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky, sandy uplands. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Rachel Newton, 348.  6/17/2005. 		RM 
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389.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Pine Creek, ca 30 air mi SE of Lander.  Elev. 7509 ft.
T28N R100W S20 NW1/4.  42.3896 N, 108.7915 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky soil with abundant Artemisia. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Rachel Newton, 628.  6/18/2005. 		RM 
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390.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Laramie River, ca 4 air mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 6774 ft.
T15N R74W S23 W1/2.  41.2552 N, 105.6676 W; GPS Reading.  
Moist sandy uplands. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Rachel Newton, 664.  6/22/2005. 		RM 
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391.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Lake Hattie Reservoir, ca 17 air mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 7269 ft.
T15N R76W S26 W1/2.  41.238 N, 105.9015 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky clay uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 854.  6/22/2005. 		RM 
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392.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Hutton Lake, ca 14 air mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 7439 ft.
T14N R74W S20 NW1/4.  41.0434 N, 105.7373 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy, dry upland slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 885.  6/24/2005. 		RM 
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393.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Coal Draw of Salt Creek, ca 2.5 air mi NE of Edgerton.  Elev. 4998 ft.
T40N R78W S9 SW1/4.  43.44675 N, 106.23314 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry hillside covered with Artemisia. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 4062.  6/3/2006. 		RM 
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394.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Johnson County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Middle Fork Powder River, ca 6 air mi SW of Kaycee.  Elev. 4860 ft.
T43N R83W S36 N1/2.  43.66154 N, 106.75774 W; GPS Reading.  
Irrigation ditch in dry Artemisia and Bromus uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4211.  6/5/2006. 		RM 
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395.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: dried up lake, ca 16 air mi WSW of Midwest.  Elev. 5263 ft.
T39N R81W S21 NE1/4 of NE1/4.  43.33866 N, 106.56427 W; GPS Reading.  
Dried lake bottom and surrounding uplands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 4219.  6/5/2006. 		RM 
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396.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Belle Fourche River, ca 15 air mi NNE of Wright.  Elev. 4541 ft.
T46N R71W S16 SE1/4.  43.95789 N, 105.38707 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry Artemisia scrub hillside. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4305.  6/7/2006. 		RM 
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397.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Little Thunder Reservoir, ca 7 air mi SE of Wright.  Elev. 4741 ft.
T43N R71W S22 NW1/4.  43.69099 N, 105.37715 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry Artemisia scrub uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4330.  6/7/2006. 		RM 
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398.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: School Creek, ca 17 air mi E of Wright.  Elev. 4553 ft.
T43N R69W S32 NW1/4 of NW1/4.  43.65534 N, 105.18146 W; GPS Reading.  
Parched Sarcobatus-covered uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4355.  6/7/2006. 		RM 
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399.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: Little Thunder Creek, ca 32 air mi E of Wright.  Elev. 4298 ft.
T43N R67W S33 SW1/4.  43.65261 N, 104.91793 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry Artemisia scrub uplands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rachel Newton, 4379.  6/7/2006. 		RM 
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400.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: confluence of Lodgepole and Lone Tree creeks, ca 34 air mi E of Wright.  Elev. 4320 ft.
T44N R66W S16 W1/2.  43.7894 N, 104.79559 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry creek bed and uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4406.  6/7/2006. 		RM 
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401.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: spring-fed stream, ca 5 air mi NE of Newcastle.  Elev. 4653 ft.
T45N R60W S17 NW1/4 of NW1/4.  43.88515 N, 104.09464 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry open uplands. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4577.  6/8/2006. 		RM 
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402.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Wetlands and Adjacent Areas: LZ Bar Creek, ca 16 air mi NE of Arvada; 54 air mi due E of Sheridan.  Elev. 3757 ft.
T56N R75W S16 NE1/4.  44.83382 N, 105.89268 W; GPS Reading.  
Dry flood plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Rachel Newton, 4706.  6/11/2006. 		RM 
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403.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Larimer County: Roosevelt National Forest: Front Range: Greyrock National Recreation Trail off Colo Hwy 14, ca 11 air mi NW of Fort Collins.  Elev. 6000-6500 ft.
T9N R71W S36 South1/2.  40.7051 N, 105.2957 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Shrubby, steep and dry, south facing hillsides with Cercocarpus, Purshia, Opuntia, and Delphinium, and Prunus in shallow ravines. Phenology: flowering. 

Sarah Nunn, 1172.  6/11/2001. 		RM 
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404.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Larimer County: Roosevelt National Forest: Front Range: off Big Elk Meadows Road (Forest Road 118) south of U.S. Hwy 36 to Estes Park, ca 15 air mi SW of Loveland.  Elev. 7100-7300 ft.
T4N R72W S25 SE1/4.  40.2696 N, 105.3935 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Dry east facing slopes with Juniperus and Yucca. Phenology: flowering. 

Sarah Nunn, 2403.  7/10/2001. 		RM 767519
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405.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Larimer County: Roosevelt National Forest: Front Range: The Narrows on U.S. Hwy 34, just W of the bridge over the Big Thompson River, S of Alexander Mountain, ca 6 air mi W of Loveland.  Elev. 5400-6400 ft.
T5N R70W S4 South1/2.  40.4307 N, 105.2402 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Steep sided ravine with rocky south and east facing slopes, shrub cover of Ribes and Rubus with Bromus and Thermopsis. Phenology: buds. 

Sarah Nunn, 295.  5/26/2001. 		RM 767533
     with Ronald L. Hartman
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406.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: 2 mi NE of Upton.  Elev. 4600 ft.
T48N R65W S24.  44.1254 N, 104.6123 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Digital Map.  
Open ponderosa pine forest. Phenology: flowering. 

C. L. Porter, 7798.  6/23/1959. 		RM 260350
     with Marjorie W. Porter
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407.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: In the Red Desert near Tipton.  Elev. 6600 ft.
T19N R96W S7.  41.6329 N, 108.2661 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 4 mi., Digital Map.  
Rolling hills, Artemisia, Atriplex, Opuntia community. near var. rufispina Phenology: flowering. 

C. L. Porter, 9933.  7/14/1965. 		RM 278261
     with Marjorie W. Porter
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408.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Santa Fe National Forest and vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Arroyo de los Frijoles, 2.5 air mi W of Abiquiu. From corral at start of Barranca Trail 111 3.4 air mi S to Frijoles Spring.  Elev. 6013-7000 ft.
T23N R5E S24 SE1/4; also W1/2 S25, SE1/4 S26, S35; also T22N R5E S2.  36 10.235' N, 106 22.694' W to 36 9.709' N, 106 22.26' W.  
Riparian through canyon of soft sedimentary rock in pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Brian Reif, 2659.  7/18/2002. 		RM 807093	Barcode: RM0110590
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409.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Forest Road 144, Santa Clara Indian Reservation Road, 6 mi W of Espanola.  Elev. 6882 ft.
T20N R7E S33 W1/4.  36 0.582' N, 106 12.8' W; GPS reading.  
Pinyon-juniper scrub and pumice mining areas. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 75795.  7/11/2002. 		RM 807089	Barcode: RM0110608
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410.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Clara Peak Lookout, ca 9 air mi W of Espanola.  Elev. 8300-8649 ft.
T21N R7E S19 W1/2.  36.0355 N, 106.2406 W; GPS reading.  
Ponderosa pine forest with oak and pinyon. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 76096.  7/19/2002. 		RM 807088	Barcode: RM0110609
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411.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Sandoval County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Arroyo Montasa canyon, 1 air mi up canyon from junction with the Rio Grande River and across river from Bandelier National Monument. N35.716 W106.251, W 0.3 air mi to N35.716 W106.256 at pour off.  Elev. 5700-6020 ft.
T17N R6E S12.  35.716 N, 106.256 W to 35.716 N, 106.251 W; GPS Reading.  
Riparian bottom; steep, metamorphoic canyon walls with juniper . Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Reif, 4929.  6/4/2003. 		RM 807092	Barcode: RM0110591
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412.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Sandoval County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Canyon del Raphael Gallegos from NM Hwy 4, 3 air mi SSW of Jemez Springs.  Elev. 6010-6460 ft.
T17N R2E S2 N1/2.  35.739 N, 106.694 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy wash with exposed sandstone bedrock and scattered boulders through pinyon/juniper woodland; mountain mahogany. Gambels oak, and Apache plume in wash. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Reif, 5300.  6/14/2003. 		RM 807091	Barcode: RM0110592
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413.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Santa Fe County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Rio en Medio Trail 163, 4.5 air mi NE of Tesuque. N35.818 W105.871 at Trail 179 junction W 0.8 air mi on trail to N35.820 W105.885.  Elev. 7400-7760 ft.
T18N R10E S3 NW1/4; also N1/2 S4.  35.818 N, 105.871 W to 35.82 N, 105.885 W; GPS Reading.  
Trailside in canyon bottom with riparian, spruce/fir, and some pockets of open meadow; canyon slopes of ponderosa pine. Phenology: fruiting. 

Brian Reif, 7519.  7/28/2003. 		RM 807090	Barcode: RM0110593
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414.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: ca 15 air mi N of Gallina, Forest Road 7 near Alkali Springs.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T25N R1E S3.  36 25.722' N, 106 49.269' W; GPS Reading.  
Seeps, rocky hogback and grassland; rocky hogback. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 77118.  5/31/2003. 		RM 807087	Barcode: RM0110610
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415.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Miguel County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Anton Chico Grant: 5 air mi ENE of Villanueva, from Forest Road 45 S to Pecos River.  Elev. 5730 ft.
T12N R16E S8.  35.2768 N, 105.259 W; GPS Reading.  
Open mesa, matchweed dominant, with scattered candelabra Opuntia and juniper on fine sediment. Phenology: fruiting. 

Brian Reif, 10039.  8/6/2004. 		RM 807007	Barcode: RM0110621
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416.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Miguel County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Anton Chico Grant: Forest Road 85 at northern forest boundary, 1.5 air mi S of Bernal. Within 0.3 air mi of N35.367 W105.310.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T13N R15E S12 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S11.  35.367 N, 105.31 W; GPS Reading.  
Broad grassy plain with scattered juniper, and roadside. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Reif, 9717.  5/30/2004. 		RM 807010	Barcode: RM0110622
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417.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Santa Fe County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Caja del Rio Plateau: County Road 77 (Buckman Road) at Rio Grande River and Buckman, 2 air mi due E of White Rock. N35.832 W106.166 SSW 0.4 air mi along rivebank.  Elev. 5440 ft.
T19N R7E S35 SE1/4; also W1/2 S36.  35.832 N, 106.166 W; GPS Reading.  
Russian olive and tamarisk, also, steep and loose west-facing sedimentary slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Reif, 9790.  6/1/2004. 		RM 807008	Barcode: RM0110623
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418.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Los Alamos County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Jemez Mountains: Ramon Grant: White Rock Canyon along the Rio Grande E of Bandelier National Monument to lower part of Chaquehui Canyon.  Elev. 5600-6600 ft.
35.7642 N, 106.2434 W to 35.7698 N, 106.244 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky slopes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 79006.  6/8/2004. 		RM 805084	Barcode: RM0110606
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419.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Miguel County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Anton Chico Grant: ca 18 air mi SSW of Las Vegas; ca 2 air mi NE of El Cerrito.  Elev. 5700-5800 ft.
T13N R15E S12 NE1/4.  35.2877 N, 105.3002 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy and rocky drainage and roadside with Juniperus osteosperma and Pinus edulis. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 79131.  6/13/2004. 		RM 805083	Barcode: RM0110604
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420.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, San Miguel County: Santa Fe National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Anton Chico Grant: ca 18 air mi SSW of Las Vegas; ca 2 air mi NE of El Cerrito.  Elev. 5700-5800 ft.
T13N R15E S12 NE1/4.  35.2877 N, 105.3002 W; GPS Reading.  
Grasslands with pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 79186c.  6/13/2004. 		RM 805082	Barcode: RM0110605
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421.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: ridge and gully W of Rattlesnake Gulch, ca 14 air mi SE of Hamilton Dome; ca 6 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 4700-4900 ft.
T43N R95W S30.  43.66555 N, 108.3056 W.  
Sandstone cliffs of north-facing drainage. 

Robin Jones, 1598.  6/20/1991. 		RM 
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422.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: divide between Coulee Creek (Sand Draw) and Grass Creek Basin, ca 30 air mi NW of Thermopolis; ca 13 air mi NNW of Hamilton Dome.  Elev. 5700-5725 ft.
T46N R98W S17.  43.95528 N, 108.6392 W.  
Artemisia tridentata grasslands and low hills. 

Robin Jones, 1633.  6/20/1991. 		RM 
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423.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: ridge NE of Grass Creek Basin, ca 31 air mi NW of Thermopolis; ca 14 air mi NNW of Hamilton Dome.  Elev. 5500-5970 ft.
T46N R98W S5.  43.98444 N, 108.6392 W.  
Sandstone and mudstone ridge. 

Robin Jones, 1659.  6/20/1991. 		RM 
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424.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: Hogback Ridge, SW of Little Buffalo Basin; ca 5 air mi S of Meeteese; ca 43 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 6013-6811 ft.
T47N R100W S3; also S4, S9; also S10.  44.07167 N, 108.8411 W.  
East-facing slope and sandstone-mudstone ridge. 

Robin Jones, 1895.  7/8/1991. 		RM 
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425.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: dipslope, ca 6 air mi NW of Hamilton Dome; ca 26 air mi WNW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5600-6193 ft.
T44N R99W S11; also S12.  43.795 N, 108.7025 W.  
Southwest-facing sandstone dipslope. 

Robin Jones, 1930.  7/10/1991. 		RM 
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426.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: Hogback Ridge, ca 7 air mi NNW of Hamilton Dome; ca 25 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5519-6186 ft.
T45N R98W S16.  43.86722 N, 108.6189 W.  
South-facing slopes of ridge composed of sandstone, conglomerate, and mudstone. 

Robin Jones, 1976.  7/11/1991. 		RM 
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427.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: Hogback Ridge, ca 15 air mi NW of Hamilton Dome; ca 35 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 6200-6571 ft.
T46N R99W S10; also S15.  43.96944 N, 108.7194 W.  
Northeast-facing slope of ridge composed of sandstone and mudstone. 

Robin Jones, 2040.  7/11/1991. 		RM 
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428.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: cliffs on east side of Wind River Canyon, ca 12 air mi SSE of Thermopolis; ca 20 air mi N of Shoshoni.  Elev. 4640-5800 ft.
T6N R6E S15; also T41N R94W S21 and S28.  
Dry, west-facing hillside and cliffs. 

Robin Jones, 2072.  7/13/1991. 		RM 
     with Clay Lippencott
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429.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Owl Creek/Bridger Mountains: Hot Springs State Park.  Elev. 4300-4320 ft.
T43N R95W S36.  43.65111 N, 108.2069 W.  
Travertine slope. 

Robin Jones, 2260.  7/29/1991. 		RM 
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430.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Table Mountain.  Elev. 7000-7600 ft.
T15N R70W S14.  41.274 N, 105.2018 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 115.  6/2/1894. 		RM 5834
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431.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Sand Creek.  Elev. 7400 ft.
T13N R75W S25.  41.0674 N, 105.7553 W; uncertainty 5 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 2062.  8/9/1896. 		RM 10708
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432.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Green Top.  Elev. 7900-8100 ft.
T16N R71W S15.  41.3541 N, 105.3359 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3259.  6/29/1897. 		RM 10682
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433.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Sheep Mountain.  Elev. 7700-8200 ft.
T15N R77W S8.  41.2823 N, 106.0618 W; uncertainty 5 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3315.  7/3/1897. 		RM 10683
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434.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Sheep Mountain.  Elev. 7700-8200 ft.
T15N R77W S8.  41.2823 N, 106.0618 W; uncertainty 5 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3321.  7/3/1897. 		RM 10687
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435.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Plains.  Elev. 7500 ft.
T13N R75W S25.  41.0674 N, 105.7553 W; uncertainty 9+ mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3410.  7/19/1897. 		RM 10686
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436.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Pine Bluffs.  Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
T14N R60W S15.  41.1833 N, 104.0779 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3513.  7/6/1897. 		RM 270425
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437.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Pine Bluffs.  Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
T14N R60W S15.  41.1833 N, 104.0779 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3513.  7/6/1897. 		RM 29452
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438.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Pine Bluffs.  Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
T14N R60W S15.  41.1833 N, 104.0779 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3513a.  7/6/1897. 		RM 29453
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439.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Wamsutter.  Elev. 6700 ft.
T20N R94W S34.  41.6722 N, 107.9765 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 3523.  7/11/1897. 		RM 10689
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440.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Yellowstone National Park: Mammoth Hot Springs.  Elev. 6300-6800 ft.
T58N R115W S36.  44.9649 N, 110.7153 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Naked, dry slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 6018.  7/20/1899. 		RM 20181
     with Elias Nelson
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441.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Point of Rocks.  Elev. 6500 ft.
T20N R101W S27.  41.687 N, 108.783 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Aven Nelson, 7155.  6/12/1900. 		RM 29541
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442.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Basin: Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Lake George, 8 mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 7200 ft.
T14N R74W S17 SW1/4.  41.1818 N, 105.718 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Dry prairie on rolling hills with gravelly clay soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Chris Latting, 5.  7/12/2001. 		RM 703137
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443.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Clarks Fork Valley, Clark.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T57N R102W S26.  44.8923 N, 109.1476 W; uncertainty 5 mi..  
Rocky soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Edward D. Pearson, 15.  6/20/1924. 		RM 104356
     with D. Pearson
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444.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie River.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T16N R73W S32.  41.311 N, 105.6033 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Elias Nelson, 3365.  7/12/1897. 		RM 10684
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445.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Plains.  Elev. 7500 ft.
T13N R75W S25.  41.0674 N, 105.7553 W; uncertainty 9+ mi..  
Phenology: buds. 

Elias Nelson, 3389.  7/16/1897. 		RM 10688
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446.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Hills.  Elev. 7600-8200 ft.
T14N R72W S18.  41.1818 N, 105.5078 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Phenology: flowering. 

Elias Nelson, 3402.  7/17/1897. 		RM 10685	Barcode: RM0246448
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447.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Absaroka Mountains: North Fork Shoshone River Drainage: ridge just E of Wall Creek, ca 1.5-2.0 mi N of U.S. Hwy 14, 16, & 20.  Elev. 6400-6700 ft.
T52N R105W S10.  44.4908 N, 109.483 W.  
Open sagebrush/grassland community, dominant species include Artemisia nova, Stipa comata, and Agropyron spicatum. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 17413.  7/2/1989. 		RM 578252	Barcode: RM0050349
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448.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Southeastern Absarokas: ridge ca 1/4 mi N of Gooseberry Creek, in foothills ca 12 mi S of Meeteetse.  Elev. 5400-5500 ft.
T47N R99W S34.  43.9985 N, 108.7223 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky sagebrush-grassland with a few scattered limber pine and juniper, and with Psoralea lanceolata, Bouteloua gracilis, Astragalus spatulatus, and Heterotheca villosa. Phenology: flowering. 

Erwin F. Evert, 25626.  6/29/1993. 		RM 611547	Barcode: RM0050350
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449.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Shirley Basin: 35 air mi SSE of Casper.  Elev. 7110 ft.
T28N R78W S28.  42.3686 N, 106.1893 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
With Artemisia tridentata gramineae. Phenology: flowering. 

Francis B. Current, 423.  7/10/1978. 		RM 317216
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450.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Along Elk Creek Road, 8 mi W of Manderson.  Elev. 4000 ft.
T50N R94W S36.  44.2628 N, 108.0971 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Atriplex overstory. Phenology: buds. 

Francis B. Current, 738.  5/29/1980. 		RM 335662
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451.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Junction Manderson-Hyattville Road with Ten Sleep Road, then 5 mi S, 17.5 air mi ESE of Manderson; 17.5 air mi NE of Worland.  Elev. 4000 ft.
T48N R90W S4.  44.1608 N, 107.6552 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Atriplex overstory. Phenology: flowering. 

Francis B. Current, 769.  5/30/1980. 		RM 335711
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452.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Casper Mountain area: just behind Casper College on "C" Hill.  Elev. 5300 ft.
T33N R79W S16.  42.8294 N, 106.3303 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky, rolling grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Francis X. Jozwik, 112.  6/19/1962. 		RM 268543
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453.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Johnson County: Between Sheridan and Buffalo.  Elev. 3500-5000 ft.
Phenology: flowering. 

Frank Tweedy, 3538.  6/15/1900. 		RM 37903
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454.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Lysite Badlands: ca 1.2 air mi W of Moneta-Lysite road, 3.4 air mi N of Moneta.  Elev. 5700 ft.
T38N R91W S35 SE1/4.  
With Artemisia tridentata and Carex filifolia. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 10095.  6/17/1986. 		RM 382834
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455.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Cottonwood Creek, 32 road mi NW of Wheatland.  Elev. 1616 m.
T27N R70W S23; also S24.  42.2979 N, 105.2141 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Creek bank, dry. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jan Pollet, 459.  8/14/1989. 		RM 543831
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456.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Between Fish Creek Road and Cottonwood Creek, 29 road mi NW of Wheatland.  Elev. 1616 ft.
T27N R69W S21.  42.2964 N, 105.1332 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry, sand draw. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jan Pollet, 465.  8/14/1989. 		RM 543833
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457.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Along Kinney Creek, 32 road mi NW of Wheatland.  Elev. 1620 m.
T27N R69W S19.  42.2979 N, 105.175 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Creek banks and grassland, creek dry. Phenology: fruiting. 

Jan Pollet, 471.  8/14/1989. 		RM 543832
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458.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: 10 mi W of Laramie and 0.5 mi N of Wyo Hwy 130.  Elev. 7350 ft.
T16N R75W S35.  41.311 N, 105.7753 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Mixed grass prairie. Phenology: flowering. 

Jean Finzel, 295.  7/8/1959. 		RM 262659
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459.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: 7 mi W of Cheyenne; 1 mi N of U.S. Hwy 30.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T13N R68W S13.  41.0993 N, 104.9602 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Shortgrass prairie. Phenology: flowering. 

Jean Finzel, 308.  7/9/1959. 		RM 262499
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460.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sheridan County: Big Horn Coal Site (SE Extension).  Elev. 3600-3980 ft.
T57N R84W S23 SE1/4 NW1/4.  44.9032 N, 106.9593 W; uncertainty 0.25 mi..  
Rocky , dry soil, sandstone outcrop; grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

L. M. Mayer, 1054.  6/13/1978. 		RM 330674
     with J. A. Moore, D. G. Reardon and D. G. Bendix
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461.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: North Prong of Thunder Creek and Little Thunder Creek.  Elev. 4680 ft.
T43N R70W S17 NW1/4 of SE1/4.  43.7001 N, 105.2893 W; uncertainty 0.25 mi..  
Upland sagebrush grass; with big sagebrush, blue grama on clayey loam. Phenology: flowering. 

R. E. Ries, 126.  7/3/1973. 		RM 293468
     with D. W. Sabinske
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462.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin and adjacent regions: Washakie Basin, ca 16 air mi W of Wyo Hwy 789.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T17N R95W S21; also S28.  41.4348 N, 108.1104 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Phenology: vegetative only. 

Robert J. Hill, 1026.  7/15/1973. 		RM 391767
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463.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Great Divide Basin and Adjacent Regions: Flaming Gorge Recreation Area: Henry Fork Fault.  Elev. 6300 ft.
T12N R109W S24.  41.0065 N, 109.6458 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Common in dry, rocky, grassy places. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Robert J. Hill, 967.  7/14/1973. 		RM 391507
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464.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County:   Elev. 7100 ft.
T17N R118W S24 SW1/4.  41.4349 N, 110.7031 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.5 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
On rocky slope with Ceratoides and Artiplex. Petals dark red to reddish-pink from start.  Several plants growing with yellow-flowered plants; another population seen nearby. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 2972.  7/6/1977. 		RM 301880
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465.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: 5 mi SE of Torrington.  Elev. 4000 ft.
T24N R60W S32 NE1/4.  42.0135 N, 104.0946 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sandy-gravelly river bottom, with Rhus toxixodendron, and Asclepias. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Robert D. Dorn, 5645.  6/7/1994. 		RM 594689
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466.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: 2 mi SE of Fontenelle Dam.  Elev. 6500 ft.
T24N R111W S32 W1/2 of SE1/4.  42.0157 N, 110.0293 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy sagebrush with Stipa comata and Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 5716.  6/26/1994. 		RM 594874
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467.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: 12 mi NW of Wheatland.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T25N R69W S18 NE1/4 of NE1/4.  42.1407 N, 105.1758 W; uncertainty 0.25 mi..  
Grassland with Yucca and Hymenoxys. Phenology: buds. 

Robert D. Dorn, 6113.  7/4/1995. 		RM 600781
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468.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sheridan County: Hills E of Sheridan.  Elev. 3800 ft.
Slopes and plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Seymour S. Sharp, 142.  6/21/1912. 		RM 303698
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469.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sheridan County: Hills S of Sheridan.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T55N R84W S14.  44.7467 N, 106.9393 W; uncertainty 9+ mi..  
Gravelly slopes, scanty grass. Phenology: flowering. 

Vie Willits, 222.  7/1/1909. 		RM 69018
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470.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County:   Elev. 7100 ft.
T17N R118W S24.  41.4349 N, 110.7031 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
On rocky slope with Ceratoides and Artiplex. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 2972.  7/6/1977. 		RM 301880
_________________________________________________________________________

471.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: 5 mi SE of Torrington.  Elev. 4000 ft.
T24N R60W S32 NE1/4.  42.0104 N, 104.1009 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy-gravelly river bottom, with Rhus toxixodendron, and Asclepias. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Robert D. Dorn, 5645.  6/7/1994. 		RM 594689
_________________________________________________________________________

472.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: 2 mi SE of Fontenelle Dam.  Elev. 6500 ft.
T24N R111W S32 W1/2 of SE1/4.  42.0157 N, 110.0293 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy sagebrush with Stipa comata and Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 5716.  6/26/1994. 		RM 594874
_________________________________________________________________________

473.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Southwestern Absarokas: junction of Cabin Creek, South Fork Shoshone River, ca 45 air mi SW of Cody.  Elev. 6600 ft.
T48N R106W S18.  44.1257 N, 109.6369 W.  
Populus-Artemisia-Pinus-Juniperus community. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Neil Snow, 2560.  6/23/1988. 		RM 671659	Barcode: RM0050359
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474.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Hot Springs.  Elev. 3370-3840 ft.
T7S R5E S13.  43.4354 N, 103.481 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Red foothills; grass and sage association; xero-mesophyte. Phenology: flowering. 

Herman E. Hayward, 1637.  6/28/1927. 		RM 111000
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475.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Jackson County: Badlands: Cedar Canyon, Interior.  Elev. 2650 ft.
T3S R18E S26.  43.752 N, 101.9282 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
South-facing cliffs along Great Wall; red cedar association. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Herman E. Hayward, 672.  6/8/1927. 		RM 111000
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476.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Jewel Cave National Monument: Jewel Cave Road.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T4S R2E S1 E1/2.  
Roadbank. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Hollis Marriott, 9904.  7/27/1985. 		RM 365494
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477.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grasslands 8 mi west of Edgemont.  Elev. 3750-3860 ft.
T9S R1E S15.  43.2685 N, 103.9856 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
5% slope, south exposure, roadside, with ASTR, Artr, Agsm, Bogr association. ELEVSTR 3750 3850 f (USGS 7.5') G. Bryson RMH Phenology: flowering. 

Keith Evans, 22.  6/24/1964. 		USFS 51263
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478.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Custer County: Harney National Forest: Cold Spring Creek below Pengra's.  Elev. 4620 ft.
T5S R5E S32.  
South slope; rocky and shallow clay loam soil; grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

N. E. Hibbard, 8.  7/14/1928. 		USFS 516273
_________________________________________________________________________

479.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Laramie Range: Sand Draw S of County Road 403, ca 23.4 air mi SW of Casper.  Elev. 6100 ft.
T30N R80W S33.  42.5258 N, 106.4328 W.  
Dry river bed and roadside. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 566.  6/11/1997. 		RM 677969
     with Ronald L. Hartman
_________________________________________________________________________

480.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Cave Hills: Table Mountain.  Elev. 3200-3550 ft.
T22N R4E S6.  
Dissected steppe. Phenology: flowering. 

S. S. Visher, 252.  7/27/1910. 		RM 69877
_________________________________________________________________________

481.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: 
Phenology: flowering. 

S. S. Visher, 2522.  7/24/1911. 		RM 76303
_________________________________________________________________________

482.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: East Short Pine Hills.  Elev. 3000-4000 ft.
T16N R3E S11.  
Foothills. Phenology: vegetative only. 

S. S. Visher, 255.  8/26/1910. 		RM 69873
_________________________________________________________________________

483.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Perkins County: Zeona.  Elev. 2700 ft.
T14N R10E S8.  
Phenology: flowering. 

S. S. Visher, 547.  8/8/1912. 		RM 76401
_________________________________________________________________________

484.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Stanley County: Cheyenne River.
Phenology: vegetative only. 

T. A. Williams, 157.  8/9/1891. 		RM 68440
_________________________________________________________________________

485.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Stanley County: Fort Pierre.  Elev. 1430 ft.
T5N R31E S33.  
Phenology: vegetative only. 

T. A. Williams, s.n..  8/4/1891. 		RM 68440
_________________________________________________________________________

486.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: ca 33 air mi NE of Rock River.  Elev. 6690-6750 ft.
T26N R71W S19 NW1/4.  42.2124 N, 105.4108 W.  
Creekside. Phenology: flowering. 

B. A. Packer, 1445.  7/9/1997. 		 677899
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

487.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area: ca 31 air mi NE of Rock River.  Elev. 7360-7420 ft.
T24N R72W S14 SE1/4.  42.0545 N, 105.4382 W.  
Granite outcrops. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 1489.  7/10/1997. 		 677900
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

488.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area: along Ashley Creek, ca 32 air mi NE of Rock River.  Elev. 6890-7220 ft.
T24N R71W S29 NW1/4.  42.0252 N, 105.3801 W.  
Granite outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

B. A. Packer, 1647.  7/13/1997. 		 677893
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

489.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Haystack Mountains: W of Seminoe or County Road 351, ca 9.3 air mi N of Sinclair; ca 11 air mi NE of Rawlins.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T23N R86W S34 NW1/4.  41.9221 N, 107.0899 W.  
Southeast facing slope with sandstone outcrops with limber pine, juniper, mountain mahogany, and sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 3792.  8/17/1997. 		RM 667681
_________________________________________________________________________

490.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: Johnson Reservoir, ca 27 air mi NE of Laramie.  Elev. 6250-6560 ft.
T21N R71W S20.  41.776 N, 105.3801 W.  
Granite outcrop. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 1994.  7/22/1997. 		 677894
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

491.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: along unnamed creek, ca 18.5 air mi SW of Esterbrook; ca 21.5 air mi SW of Douglas.  Elev. 7150-7220 ft.
T25N R73W S20 NE1/4 of NE1/4.  42.1229 N, 105.6246 W.  
Creekside Phenology: flowering. 

B. A. Packer, 2317.  7/28/1997. 		 677895
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

492.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: along Trail Creek, ca 3 air mi SW of Esterbrook; ca 21 air mi SW of Douglas.  Elev. 6431 ft.
T28N R72W S35 E1/2.  42.3558 N, 105.4499 W.  
Along creek. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 2514.  7/30/1997. 		 677896
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

493.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Laramie Range: ca 1.8 air mi N from Wyo Hwy 34; ca 39.9 air mi NE of Laramie.  Elev. 6930 ft.
T22N R70W S16 NE1/4.  41.8786 N, 105.2445 W.  
Dry creek bed. Phenology: flowering. 

B. A. Packer, 266.  6/12/1997. 		 677968
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

494.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: Pool Creek, ca 24 air mi SE of Douglas.  Elev. 6545 ft.
T28N R72W S25 NW1/4.  42.3701 N, 105.4303 W.  
Granite outcrops Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 2662.  8/6/1997. 		 677888
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

495.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: along Horseshoe Creek, ca 24 air mi SW of Douglas.  Elev. 8290-8620 ft.
T28N R72W S36 NW1/4.  42.3558 N, 105.4303 W.  
Sagebrush grassland with granite outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 2832.  8/9/1997. 		 677889
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

496.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: ca 21.5 air mi SE of Laramie; 3/4 mi N of Colorado on U.S. Hwy 287; 1/2 - 3/4 mi W of U.S. Hwy 287.  Elev. 8170-8200 ft.
T12N R72W S14 SW1/4.  41.0099 N, 105.4306 W.  
Gravelly soil on grasslands. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3086.  8/21/1997. 		 677890
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

497.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: County Road 316, ca 14 road mi off U.S. Hwy 287; ca 14 road mi on U.S. 287 from Laramie.  Elev. 7520-7590 ft.
T13N R75W S36 SE1/4.  41.053 N, 105.7553 W.  
Sandstone outcrop. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 957.  6/26/1997. 		 677897
     with J. Brondum and T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

498.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Laramie Range: E of Corral Creek and Old Casper/Medicine Bow Hwy or County Road 402, ca 15 air mi S of Casper.  Elev. 6500-7000 ft.
T31N R79W S30 NW1/4.  42.6277 N, 106.3542 W.  
Rocky top of ridge and nearly level areas near the top. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 40724.  6/23/1997. 		 677901
_________________________________________________________________________

499.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Moffat County: Ridgetop S of Starvation Valley; ca 2 and 1/4 mi SE of Ant Hills, S of Little Joe Draw  Elev. 7300 ft.
T&N R102W S33 SE1/4 of SW1/4.  
On south exposure with Pinus edulis, Agropyron, Koeleria, and Carex.  Haplopappus.  Weber Sandstone Formation. Phenology: flowering. 

Betsy E. Neely, 4412.  6/25/1987. 		RM 526874
     with A. Rozczewski
_________________________________________________________________________

500.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Campo Research Natural Area: Commanche Natinal Grassland: W of U.S. Hwy 385; 3.5 mi S of Campo.  Elev. 4275 ft.
T34S R46W S23 SW1/4.  
Silt loam; 4% slope, 344 degree aspect; associated with a Bouteloua gracilis-Buchloe dactyloides grassland community in high ecological condition. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Blaine H. M. Mooers, 951.  8/4/1985. 		RM 382527
_________________________________________________________________________

501.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, La Plata County: Los Pinos (Bayfield).
Phenology: flowering. 

Carl F. Baker, 479.  5/20/1899. 		RM 22612
_________________________________________________________________________

502.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Cochetopa National Forest: Saguache Ranger Station.  Elev. 8600 ft.
T45N R5E S19; also S20.  
Grassland; steep south slope; coarse gravel soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Clarence E. Taylor, 447.  7/6/1922. 		USFS 516274
_________________________________________________________________________

503.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Weld County: Coleman.
Phenology: flowering. 

Earl L. Johnston, 1021.  6/17/1918. 		RM 162467
_________________________________________________________________________

504.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Weld County: Coleman.
Phenology: flowering. 

Earl L. Johnston, 1147.  6/13/1918. 		RM 162465
_________________________________________________________________________

505.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: San Acacio.  Elev. 7737 ft.
Phenology: flowering. 

E. R. Warren, 19.  6/24/1912. 		RM 78341
_________________________________________________________________________

506.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Boulder County: Near Boulder.  Elev. 5000-6000 ft.
Plains and foothills. Phenology: flowering. 

Frank Tweedy, 5015.  7//1902. 		RM 43731
_________________________________________________________________________

507.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Weld County: New Windsor.
Phenology: flowering. 

George E. Osterhout, 2533.  6//1901. 		RM 162469
_________________________________________________________________________

508.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Florence.
Phenology: flowering. 

George E. Osterhout, 2543.  6/4/1902. 		RM 162466
_________________________________________________________________________

509.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: near the head of Davidson Creek, ca 4.5 air mi NW of Marshall and ca 4.3 air mi SE of Little Medicine; ca 75 air mi NNW of Laramie.  Elev. 7600-7880 ft.
T28N R76W S35 SE1/4.  42.3541 N, 105.9167 W.  
Among rocks and rock outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 42316.  7/27/1997. 		 677891
_________________________________________________________________________

510.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Bent County: Las Animas.
Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

George E. Osterhout, 6901.  4/12/1928. 		RM 162471
_________________________________________________________________________

511.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Walsenburg.  Elev. 1800 m.
Phenology: flowering. 

P. A. Rydberg, 5870.  6/5/1900. 		RM 29711
     with F. K. Vreeland
_________________________________________________________________________

512.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Conejos County: Los Mogotes: 2 mi S of Early Bird Dam; 3.4 mi SE of Black Bird Dam.  Elev. 8184 ft.
T33N R7E S31; also S36.  37.0564 N, 106.2494 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
On sandy to rocky volcanic soil of steep SSE exposure with Bouteloua, Artemisia, Pinus edulis, and Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Patricia P. Douglas, 1550.  5/27/1987. 		RM 399726
_________________________________________________________________________

513.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: 2 mi S of Gateway.  Elev. 4600 ft.
Sagebrush park; dry slopes; red deep loam soil, with chici, sage, salsola. Phenology: flowering. 

Paul L. Ginter, 844.  5/15/1943. 		USFS 516260
_________________________________________________________________________

514.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: 2 mi S of Gateway on Hwy 141.  Elev. 4600 ft.
Park; deep red clay loam soil; on dry hot flats. Phenology: flowering. 

Paul L. Ginter, 843.  5/15/1943. 		USFS 516259
_________________________________________________________________________

515.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Rio Arriba County: Delgadito Canyon; ca 7 air mi SE of Navajo City.  Elev. 6300 ft.
T28N R7W S15.  8 N, W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Pinyon-juniper, sandy mesa base. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 22658.  5/30/1987. 		RM 566990
     with Susan D'Alcamo, Neil and Donald Snow.
_________________________________________________________________________

516.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Philmont Scout Ranch, near Cimarron: across Hwy 21 from Ranching Headquarters.  Elev. 6600-6700 ft.
Common on dry, sandy slopes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 2274.  7/4/1968. 		RM 296747
_________________________________________________________________________

517.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Larimer County: Estes Park.  Elev. 7500 ft.
Phenology: flowering. 

W. S. Cooper, 206.  7/30/1904. 		RM 48303
_________________________________________________________________________

518.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Boulder County: Bluebell Canyon.
Phenology: flowering. 

W. W. Robbins, 1588.  6/18/1906. 		RM 56889
_________________________________________________________________________

519.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Tunp Range: Gooseberry Spring and vicinity between Boulder and Rock Creek ridges, ca 25 air mi WNW of Kemmerer; ca 6 air mi NE of Sage Junction.  Elev. 6620-6800 ft.
T22N R119W S26.  41 51' 51" N, 110 54' 14" W.  
Clay sagebrush slopes below rimrock. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26421.  6/25/1993. 		 
     with Russ Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

520.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Tunp Range: vicinity of a spring on North Fork Leeds Creek coming off Rock Creek Ridge, ca 11 air mi SSE of Cokeville; ca 26.5 air mi NW of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6540-6720 ft.
T23N R119W S35.  41 55' 55" N, 110 53' 34" W.  
Stony red clay slopes and ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26525.  6/25/1993. 		 
     with Russ Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

521.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Hams Fork Valley: Hams Fork ca 0.5-1 air mi SE of confluence with Pole Creek; ca 14 air mi E of Cokeville.  Elev. 7450-7700 ft.
T25N R117W S35; also S26.  42 6' 6" N, 110 42' 22" W.  
Along the river and adjacent sagebrush-grassland slopes with some aspen; limestone and sandstone outcrops occasional. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33758.  6/27/1992. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

522.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Commissary Ridge: ca 0.5 air mi SE of Kemmerer Reservoir along powerlines E of paved road; ca 12 air mi NW of Kemmerer.  Elev. 7150-7400 ft.
T23N R117W S36.  41 55' 55" N, 110 38' 11" W.  
Rolling sagebrush-grasslands, southwest exposure with some aspen on northeast side of gravelly ridge, also along roadside. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33759.  6/27/1992. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

523.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Commissary Ridge, ca 14 air mi N of Kemmerer.  Elev. 7400-7900 ft.
T23N R116W S10 E1/2; and also W1/2 S11.  41 59' 59" N, 110 33' 43" W.  
Flats along stream, old homestead in aspen grove, and slope with sandstone outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 41564.  7/22/1993. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

524.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Southern Sublette Range: ca 7 air mi N of Cokeville.  Elev. 6140-7600 ft.
T25N R119W S4 South1/4; also NE1/4 S8 and N1/4 S9.  42 11' 11" N, 110 58' 42" W.  
West facing hillside, lower sage slopes, middle open meadow slopes, and upper slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1213.  6/28/1994. 		 
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

525.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: south side of Fontenelle Gap, ca 15 air mi W of Fontenelle Reservoir.  Elev. 7000-7880 ft.
T24N R115W S1 SW1/4; also S2.  42 5' 5" N, 110 23' 49" W.  
Hillside sagebrush and Douglas fir stands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 2795.  8/4/1994. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

526.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: Wallace Draw area, ca 7.5 air mi SE of Garrett.  Elev. 7100-7200 ft.
T24N R72W S16 SE1/4.  42.0545 N, 105.4769 W.  
Grassland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 58603.  7/16/1997. 		RM 667892
_________________________________________________________________________

527.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: along Ghost Creek, ca 5 mi NW of Esterbrook; ca 28 road mi from Douglas.  Elev. 6200-6300 ft.
T29N R72W S35 SW1/4.  42.4426 N, 105.4523 W.  
Northwest facing slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3367.  6/22/1998. 		RM 679169
     with T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

528.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: Freds Draw, ca 4.5 air mi NW of Esterbrook.  Elev. 5500-5650 ft.
T29N R71W S17 S1/4 of N1/4.  42.4861 N, 105.3932 W.  
In dry creek bed. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3555.  6/24/1998. 		RM 679655
     with T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

529.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: along Indian Creek, ca 7 air mi NW of Esterbrook; ca 17 air mi SW of Douglas.  Elev. 5500-5700 ft.
T29N R72W S14 E1/2.  42.4861 N, 105.4523 W.  
Roadside. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3666.  6/25/1998. 		RM 679651
     with T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

530.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Laramie Range: ca 6 road mi from Glendo on County Road 614.  Elev. 4500-5000 ft.
T29N R69W S34 NE1/4 of NE1/4.  42.4426 N, 105.1179 W.  
Along roadside and in canyons. Phenology: vegetative only. 

B. A. Packer, 3720.  6/30/1998. 		RM 679652
     with T. McGowan & T. Freeman
_________________________________________________________________________

531.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: Medicine Bow National Forest: The Limestones, along Soldier Creek, ca 3 air mi SE of Esterbrook; ca 35 air mi SE of Douglas.  Elev. 6000-6150 ft.
T28N R71W S13 SE1/4.  42.3988 N, 105.3129 W.  
Meadow. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3776.  7/1/1998. 		RM 679166
     with T. McGowan & T. Freeman
_________________________________________________________________________

532.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: along unnamed creek, ca 8.5 air mi from Glenrock on County Road 19.  Elev. 6000-6500 ft.
T32N R76W S19 SE1/4.  42.7297 N, 106.03 W.  
Cow pasture and adjacent sandstone/granite canyon. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3805.  7/2/1998. 		RM 679653
     with T. McGowan & T. Freeman
_________________________________________________________________________

533.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: along Laramie River and adjacent hills, ca 35 air mi NE of Rock River; ca 54 air mi NE of Laramie.  Elev. 7000-7200 ft.
T25N R74W S30 E1/2.  42.1085 N, 105.7609 W.  
South facing cow pasture. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3957.  7/3/1998. 		RM 679167
     with T. McGowan & T. Freeman
_________________________________________________________________________

534.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Range: along unnamed spur of the Laramie River, ca 15 air mi SW of Esterbrook.  Elev. 7000-7200 ft.
T26N R73W S36 NE1/4.  42.1807 N, 105.5468 W.  
In sagebrush/grassland among boulders. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 3968.  7/6/1998. 		RM 679168
     with T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

535.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Idaho, Clark County: Targhee National Forest and vicinity: Beaverhead Range: above Birch Creek Valley, ca 1 air mi E of Ida Hwy 28, ca 9 air mi S of Nicholia.  Elev. 7000-7100 ft.
T10N R29E S1; also S2.  
Open ridgetop dominated by Artemisia and Chrysothamnus, just below limestone outcrop. 

Stuart Markow, 7746.  6/16/1992. 		RM 694593
_________________________________________________________________________

536.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Idaho, Clark County: Targhee National Forest: Beaverhead Range: Reno Gulch, ca 27 air mi SW of Dubois.  Elev. 6400-6500 ft.
T9N R32E S19; also S30.  
Canyon bottom dominated by Artemisia, Chrysothamnus, and grasses, with scattered Juniperus. 

Stuart Markow, 7834.  6/20/1992. 		RM 694592
_________________________________________________________________________

537.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Idaho, Lemhi County: Targhee National Forest and vicinity: Birch Creek Valley: above Willow Creek, ca 1.5 air mi NW of Nicholia.  Elev. 6900-7200 ft.
T12N R29E S18.  
Low ridge, mostly Artemisia and Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Stuart Markow, 8462.  7/1/1992. 		RM 694591
_________________________________________________________________________

538.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Laramie Range: along Rabbit Creek, ca 20 air mi SW of Douglas.  Elev. 7100-7300 ft.
T30N R74W S30 SW1/4; also NW1/4 of NW1/4 S31.  42.5403 N, 105.7644 W.  
North facing grassland slope. Phenology: flowering. 

B. A. Packer, 4353.  7/15/1998. 		RM 679163
     with T. McGowan
_________________________________________________________________________

539.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Laramie Range: Granite Reservoir: ca 15 air mi E of Laramie.  Elev. 7500-7700 ft.
T14N R70W S17.  41.1863 N, 105.2621 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.5 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Southwest facing granite outcrops. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 4836.  7/29/1998. 		RM 679654
_________________________________________________________________________

540.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Eagle County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: slopes of Colorado River Canyon, ca 15 air mi NNW of Eagle, 1.5 road mi SW of Burns.  Elev. 6400-7000 ft.
T2S R85W S21.  39.8678 N, 106.9244 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
In wet soil. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 146.  6/3/1990. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

541.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Routt County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: hills above Colorado River, ca 1 air mi NW of McCoy.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T1S R83W S31.  39.9266 N, 106.7315 W.  
Dry red sandstone hills with limestone outcrops, south exposure, with juniper-pinyon pine woodland. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 2667.  6/17/1991. 		 684725
_________________________________________________________________________

542.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Eagle County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: Onion Ridge, ca 14 air mi E of Eagle.  Elev. 7400-8100 ft.
T4S R87W S25.  39.6732 N, 107.0988 W.  
Dry ridgetop, pinyon pine, juniper, mountain mahogany, scattered oak understory. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 2775.  6/20/1991. 		 684699
_________________________________________________________________________

543.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Routt County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: Beaver Creek, ca 20 air mi SSW of Hayden.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T4N R89W S31.  40.2747 N, 107.4292 W.  
South exposure, dry heavy clay, with sagebrush and mountain mahogany. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 2918.  6/28/1991. 		 684700
_________________________________________________________________________

544.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: E of County Road 407, ca 3 air mi SE of Alcova.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T30N R82W S30 SE1/4.  42.5403 N, 106.7081 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Gravelly hills and flats with sagebrush and greasewood. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 4483.  6/6/1998. 		RM 667352
_________________________________________________________________________

545.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Routt County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: creek N of Colorado River NW of and near McCoy, ca 18 air mi SSE of Yampa.  Elev. 6900 ft.
T1S R84W S36.  39.9266 N, 106.7508 W.  
Dry land above creek with sagebrush, and dry wash. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 3326.  7/15/1991. 		 684726
     with Carlos Palaci
_________________________________________________________________________

546.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Eagle County: Flat Tops/White River Plateau: Red Dirt Creek, ca 14 air mi NW of Eagle.  Elev. 6400-6600 ft.
T3S R86W S12.  39.8091 N, 106.9823 W.  
Dry, red shale slopes and cliffs, with pinyon pine, juniper, oak, and sagebrush. 

James P. Vanderhorst, 368.  6/11/1990. 		 684727
_________________________________________________________________________

547.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Laramie Range: off of Wyo Hwy 487, ca 40 air mi SE of Casper on County Road 402.  Elev. 5900-6200 ft.
T31N R80W S23 E1/2.  42.6423 N, 106.3935 W.  
Dry creekbeds. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. A. Packer, 5398.  8/15/1998. 		RM 679164
     with T. McGowan & J. Brondum
_________________________________________________________________________

548.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Laramie Range: off of Wyo Hwy 487, along Big Red Creek on County Road 505; ca 30 air mi SE of Capser .  Elev. 5600-5900 ft.
T31N R80W S17 E1/2.  42.6569 N, 106.4525 W.  
Sarcobatus-Chrysothamnus scrubland. Phenology: vegetative only. 

B. A. Packer, 5422.  8/15/1998. 		RM 679165
     with T. McGowan & J. Brondum
_________________________________________________________________________

549.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: along Coal Gulch off Wamsutter or County Road 701, ca 38.8 air mi SW of Rawlins; ca 16 air mi SSE of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6650-6700 ft.
T17N R93W S15 SW1/4.  41.4471 N, 107.8647 W.  
Knoll and slope above saltbush flats. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38365.  7/10/1996. 		 671056
_________________________________________________________________________

550.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: west end of Mexican Flats N of South Barrel Springs Draw, ca 44 air mi SW of Rawlins; ca 21 air mi NNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6550-6570 ft.
T16N R93W S34 SW1/4.  41.3159 N, 107.8498 W.  
Low sand dunes interspersed with red and gray badlands and clay flats. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38374.  7/10/1996. 		 671024
_________________________________________________________________________

551.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: West Flat Top Mountain, ca 30 air mi S of Wamsutter; ca 18 air mi NW of Baggs.  Elev. 7400-7420 ft.
T14N R94W S1 NE1/4.  
Sagebrush steppe on top of the butte. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38413.  7/10/1996. 		RM 792396
_________________________________________________________________________

552.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Muddy Mountain, ca 8 air mi NE of Baggs; ca 47 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7700-7900 ft.
T13N R90W S8 NE1/4.  41.1129 N, 107.5456 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland on top of the butte. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38496.  7/11/1996. 		 671025
_________________________________________________________________________

553.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Sierra Madre: Hell Canyon off Green Ridge, ca 1 air mi E of Savery Creek, ca 41 air mi S of Rawlins; ca 20 air mi NE of Baggs; ca 3.5 air mi SW of Tullis.  Elev. 7500-7700 ft.
T14N R88W S18 E1/2.  41.1854 N, 107.3365 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Stony, bushy slopes of the canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38752.  7/15/1996. 		 671026
_________________________________________________________________________

554.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: along Hiawatha or County Road 25 between Wyo Hwy 430 and Colorado, ca 45 air mi SE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7050 ft.
T12N R101W S23 NE1/4.  41.0063 N, 108.7478 W.  
Desert shrub flats. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 39542.  8/8/1996. 		 671027
_________________________________________________________________________

555.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: plains N of Bennett Creek, ca 4-5 air mi NW of Clark; ca 30 air mi NNW of Cody.  Elev. 4580-4725 ft.
T57N R102W S7.  44.9358 N, 109.229 W.  
Sandy outwash plains below badlands. 

B. E. Nelson, 38124.  6/12/1996. 		 687835
     with Ronald L. Hartman
_________________________________________________________________________

556.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: along BLM Road 4412 at the edge of Skull Creek Rim above Skull Creek, ca 55 air mi SE of Rock Springs; ca 35 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6920 ft.
T13N R97W S29 NW1/4.  41.0695 N, 108.3441 W.  
Sandy flats with sagebrush and rabbitbrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 39730.  8/11/1996. 		 671052
_________________________________________________________________________

557.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: top and northeastern slope of Wamsutter Rim, ca 4.5 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6750-6975 ft.
T19N R94W S22 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S21.  
Sagebrush swale. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 40117.  7/30/1996. 		RM 792
_________________________________________________________________________

558.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Fremont Canyon along County Road 408, ca 6.8 air mi SW of Alcova.  Elev. 5600-5800 ft.
T29N R83W S20 NE1/4; also S21.  42.4675 N, 106.8064 W.  
Ponderosa pine and Rocky Mountain juniper on south-facing slope of granite boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 4534.  6/7/1998. 		RM 667353
_________________________________________________________________________

559.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: along the Big Sandy River near Gasson Bridge, ca 10 mi from the confluence of Big Sandy and Green rivers; ca 33 air mi NW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6340-6395 ft.
T23N R108W S30 NE1/4.  41.9417 N, 109.6989 W.  
Disturbed area. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1478.  6/24/1996. 		 671045
_________________________________________________________________________

560.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: Blue Rim between the Center Branch and the South Branch of Water Gap Wash, ca 17 air mi NNW of Green River.  Elev. 6690-6825 ft.
T21N R107W S19 NW1/4.  41.778 N, 109.583 W.  
Badlands slopes Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1490.  6/24/1996. 		 671043
_________________________________________________________________________

561.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: Skull Creek Rim along the north-south oriented section, ca 1.5 air mi E of Shell Creek; ca 35 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6760-6880 ft.
T13N R97W S17 SW1/4; also N1/4 S20 and SE1/4 S18.  41.0984 N, 108.3441 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Badlands draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1536.  6/27/1996. 		 671039
_________________________________________________________________________

562.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: top and north slopes of Powder Mountain, ca 29 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 7230-7640 ft.
T12N R96W S5.  41.0405 N, 108.23 W.  
Sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1580.  6/27/1996. 		RM 671038
_________________________________________________________________________

563.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: between Cherokee Basin and Cherokee Rim, ca 14.5 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6350-6520 ft.
T12N R94W S11.  41.026 N, 107.9448 W.  
Sandy draws. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1613.  6/27/1996. 		 670997
_________________________________________________________________________

564.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: from Powder Rim N to Sand Creek, ca 7.5 air mi ENE of Powder Mountain; ca 22.5 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 7010-7170 ft.
T13N R95W S28.  41.0695 N, 108.0969 W.  
Sagebrush covered terrace leading into draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1656.  6/27/1996. 		 671053
_________________________________________________________________________

565.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: north end of butte, ca 2 air mi W of North Fork Powder Wash and adjacent flat to the E of the butte, ca 33 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6750-7060 ft.
T12N R97W S10 South1/2; also NW1/4 S15 and SW1/4 S11.  41.026 N, 108.3061 W.  
Sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1684.  6/28/1996. 		 670998
_________________________________________________________________________

566.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: Grindstone Wash drainage and base of Prehistoric Rim along its northeastern face, ca 25 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6410-6490 ft.
T14N R95W S32 N1/2; also NE1/4 S31.  41.1419 N, 108.116 W.  
Clay/sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1725.  6/28/1996. 		 670999
_________________________________________________________________________

567.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: southeast side of butte overlooking Sand Creek, ca 2 air mi W of McPherson Springs; ca 17.5 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6520-6828 ft.
T13N R94W S21 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S20.  41.084 N, 107.9829 W.  
Sandy/gumbo slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1768.  6/28/1996. 		RM 671054
_________________________________________________________________________

568.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: along Shell Creek, ca 0.5 mi NNE of Cow Creek Reservoir; ca 39 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6930-7045 ft.
T14N R98W S26 N1/2.  41.1564 N, 108.4011 W.  
Clay/sandy soil in badlands and drainages. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1807.  6/28/1996. 		 671029
_________________________________________________________________________

569.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: northeastern slope of Flattop Mountain, ca 2.5 air mi W of Wyo Hwy 191; ca 15 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6530-6740 ft.
T16N R106W S10 N1/2.  41.3814 N, 109.3406 W.  
Sagebrush flat. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1843.  7/4/1996. 		 671030
_________________________________________________________________________

570.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: Slippery Jim Bottom on Flaming Gorge Reservoir, ca 1 air mi N of Little Firehole Canyon; ca 14 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6040-6140 ft.
T17N R106W S30 N1/2; also South1/2 S19.  41.42 N, 109.4166 W.  
Hillside above bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1875.  7/4/1996. 		 671037
_________________________________________________________________________

571.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: adjacent to and mainly S of the confluence of Middle Marsh Creek and Flaming Gorge Reservoir, ca 36 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6010-6130 ft.
T13N R107W S19 N1/2.  
Hillside above creek and reservoir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 1919.  7/4/1996. 		RM 792435
_________________________________________________________________________

572.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: slope from Currant Creek Ridge draining northward to Currant Creek, ca 5 air mi E of Flaming Gorge Reservoir, ca 26.5 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6770-7050 ft.
T14N R107W S2 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S11.  41.2227 N, 109.4362 W.  
Sandy soil, draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 1956.  7/4/1996. 		 671055
_________________________________________________________________________

573.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: northeastern slopes and draws of Richards Mountain, ca 2 air mi NW of Richards Gap; ca 37 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6850-7500 ft.
T12N R105W S8 S1/2; also SW1/4 S9 and NE1/4 S17.  41.0351 N, 109.2641 W.  
Sagebrush flat. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2018.  7/5/1996. 		 671032
_________________________________________________________________________

574.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: lower slope of Laney Rim adjacent to Gap Creek, ca 0.5 mi N of Titsworth Gap, the confluence of Gap and Beans Spring creeks; ca 26 air mi SSE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7080-7400 ft.
T14N R103W S7 NE1/4.  41.2082 N, 109.0537 W.  
Sagebrush flat. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2128.  7/5/1996. 		 671057
_________________________________________________________________________

575.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: from Cooper Ridge to Salt Wells Creek E of the confluence of Pretty Water and Salt Wells creeks, ca 21 air mi SSE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6705-6880 ft.
T16N R102W S20 NW1/4; also NE1/4 S19.  41.3525 N, 108.9199 W.  
Flat below rim. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2159.  7/5/1996. 		 680608
_________________________________________________________________________

576.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: north and south slopes and top of Pilot Butte, ca 3 air mi W of White Mountain; ca 6.5 air mi NW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7480-7920 ft.
T19N R106W S10 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S11.  41.6425 N, 109.359 W.  
Northern slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2187.  7/10/1996. 		 671034
_________________________________________________________________________

577.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: vicinity of Alkali Creek including Alkali Spring, ca 3.5 air mi E of southern extent of Blue Rim; ca 18 air mi NW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6470-6550 ft.
T21N R107W S35 N1/2; also South1/4 S26.  41.7482 N, 109.5058 W.  
Hillsides above creek. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2234.  7/10/1996. 		 671036
_________________________________________________________________________

578.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Green River Basin: sand knolls ca 1.5 air mi N of The Wells; ca 5 air mi W of White Mountain; ca 23.5 air mi NNW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6960-7065 ft.
T23N R105W S31 SW1/4; also T23N R106W SE1/4 S36.  
Sandy draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2264.  7/10/1996. 		RM 792455
_________________________________________________________________________

579.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: northern slopes and top at north end of Essex Mountain, ca 32 air mi NNE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7320-8020 ft.
T24N R103W S8 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S7 and NE1/4 S18.  42.0756 N, 109.1001 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Sandy draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2337.  7/11/1996. 		 671059
_________________________________________________________________________

580.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: top of Steamboat Rim and west towards Essex Mountain, ca 2.5 air mi E of Essex Mountain; ca 31.5 air mi NNE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7280-7920 ft.
T24N R103W S15 South1/2; also NE1/4 S22.  42.0608 N, 109.0615 W.  
Sandy soil, sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2379.  7/11/1996. 		 671064
_________________________________________________________________________

581.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Sierra Madre: southwestern lower slopes of Battle Mountain, ca 8 air mi E of confluence of Savery Creek and Little Snake River; ca 18.5 air mi E of Baggs.  Elev. 6900-7380 ft.
T12N R88W S16 N1/2.  41.0115 N, 107.2984 W.  
Dry hillside. 

Beth Ward, 2512.  7/14/1996. 		RM 671163
_________________________________________________________________________

582.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: sand hills on Dry Cow Creek drainage, ca 5 air mi SW of Doty Mountain; ca 29 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7160-7220 ft.
T17N R90W S20 South1/4; also N1/2 S29.  41.4326 N, 107.5588 W.  
Sand dunes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2720.  7/17/1996. 		RM 671162
_________________________________________________________________________

583.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: sand hills directly W of Bear Gulch, ca 5 air mi SW of Doty Mountain; ca 29.5 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7160-7360 ft.
T17N R90W S29 E1/2; also W1/2 S28.  41.4181 N, 107.5588 W.  
Sand dunes. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2752.  7/18/1996. 		RM 671161
_________________________________________________________________________

584.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Bear Gulch drainage from unnamed, north/south oriented plateau, ca 1 air mi N of Cow Creek to The Sand Hills and Dry Cow Creek; ca 29 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7320-7695 ft.
T17N R90W S28 E1/2; also W1/4 S27.  41.4181 N, 107.5396 W.  
Sand dune. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 2815.  7/18/1996. 		 671160
_________________________________________________________________________

585.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: top, northwest and southeast upper slopes of Doty Mountain, ca 1.5 air mi S of Muddy Creek; ca 30 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7420-7680 ft.
T17N R91W S16 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S15.  41.4471 N, 107.6544 W.  
Exposed slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2854.  7/18/1996. 		 671065
_________________________________________________________________________

586.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: northeasterly facing draw to C Y Draw, ca 2.5 air mi W of Doty Mountain; ca 32 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 6900-7230 ft.
T17N R91W S17 W1/4.  41.4471 N, 107.6735 W.  
South-facing slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2878.  7/18/1996. 		RM 671159
_________________________________________________________________________

587.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: Willow Creek Rim, ca 2 air mi SW of Church Butte; ca 31.5 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6490-6663 ft.
T14N R95W S11.  41.1999 N, 108.0589 W.  
Rocky gumbo soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2901.  7/20/1996. 		 671158
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588.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: slopes of butte, ca 1.5 air mi NE of Willow Creek; ca 2 air mi SW of Courthouse Butte; ca 29 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6615-6740 ft.
T15N R94W S31 SE1/4.  
Flatter area approaching butte. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2923.  7/20/1996. 		RM 792466
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589.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: sagebrush flat between drainages to Willow Creek and roadside, ca 1.5 mi SW of Courthouse Butte; ca 1 mi NE of Church Butte; ca 28.5 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6705-6710 ft.
T15N R94W S29 SE1/4.  41.2434 N, 108.0019 W.  
Sagebrush flat. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2932.  7/20/1996. 		 671066
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590.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: in East Haystack Wash, ca 6 air mi S of The Haystacks; ca 5 air mi WNW of Salazar Butte; ca 25 air mi SW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6640-6665 ft.
T16N R96W S36 W1/2.  41.3159 N, 108.154 W.  
Sand dune. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2957.  7/20/1996. 		 671067
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591.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: in The Horseshoe Bend, ca 2 air mi S of The Haystacks; ca 21.5 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6810-6870 ft.
T16N R96W S2 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S3.  41.3884 N, 108.173 W.  
Sand dune. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 2978.  7/20/1996. 		 671068
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592.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Alamosa Gulch just south of the Continental Divide and north of Slide Draw, ca 22 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 7160-7460 ft.
T18N R90W S10.  41.5485 N, 107.5205 W.  
Spring area. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 3020.  7/21/1996. 		 671069
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593.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: bottom and north side of Deep Gulch, ca 3 air mi SW of Cow Creek Butte; ca 35 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 6790-7260 ft.
T16N R90W S31.  41.3159 N, 107.5646 W.  
Gumbo slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3159.  7/24/1996. 		RM 671157
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594.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: spring area and adjacent land along Cherokee Creek, ca 1 air mi NNW of Smiley Draw; ca 40 air mi SSW of Rawlins.  Elev. 6660-6720 ft.
T15N R91W S25 NE1/4.  41.2434 N, 107.5836 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
In spring water. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3270.  7/24/1996. 		 671156
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595.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: north facing drainages into Scheggs Draw, ca 1 air mi W of Rifes Rim; ca 33 air mi SE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7160-7380 ft.
T15N R101W S35 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S34 and T14N R101W NE1/4 S3 and NW1/4 S2.  41.2371 N, 108.7478 W.  
Sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3290.  7/27/1996. 		 671070
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596.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: north facing slope of Dry Canyon, ca 2 air mi W of Pio Reservoir; ca 6 air mi NNE of Potter Mountain; ca 27.5 air mi SSE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7030-7440 ft.
T15N R102W S29 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S30, NE1/4 S31; also NW1/4 S32.  41.2515 N, 108.9199 W.  
Creek terrace. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3312.  7/27/1996. 		 671164
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597.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: top and slopes of Delaney Rim to flats below, ca 1 air mi S of Wells Bluff; ca 10 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6965-7235 ft.
T18N R95W S10 NW1/4.  41.5535 N, 108.0917 W.  
Lower slope of rim. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3487.  7/30/1996. 		 671165
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598.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: top and northeastern slope of Wamsutter Rim, ca 4.5 air mi SSW of Wamsutter.  Elev. 6750-6975 ft.
T19N R94W S22 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S21.  
Sagebrush swale. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3501.  7/30/1996. 		RM 792395
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599.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: drainages north towards Red Creek, ca 1.5 air mi SW of Red Creek Rim; ca 1.5 air mi N of the Little Snake River; ca 8.5 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6270-6440 ft.
T12N R93W S2 E1/2.  41.0405 N, 107.8308 W.  
Flat above draw. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3577.  8/2/1996. 		 671251
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600.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: spring area ca 1 air mi W of Sand Creek, ca 1.5 air mi S of Cedar Breaks Draw; ca 15 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6260-6300 ft.
T13N R94W S23 W1/2.  41.084 N, 107.9448 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry hillside. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3619.  8/2/1996. 		 671252
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601.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: Rotten Springs and adjacent area, ca 2.5 air mi N of Powder Rim; ca 1 air mi S of Reader Cabin Draw; ca 20.5 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6670-6720 ft.
T13N R95W S14 W1/2.  41.0984 N, 108.0589 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3656.  8/2/1996. 		 671253
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602.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: S off Powder Rim toward the West Fork Cherokee Creek, ca 2 air mi NE of Anthill Knob; ca 22 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 7090-7365 ft.
T13N R95W S33 SE1/4.  41.055 N, 108.0969 W.  
Flat above draw. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3673.  8/3/1996. 		 671104
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603.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: N off Powder Rim to Grindstone Wash, ca 2 air mi NE of Powder Mountain; ca 27 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 7130-7540 ft.
T13N R96W S34.  41.055 N, 108.192 W.  
Badlands slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3695.  8/3/1996. 		RM 671028
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604.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: dry Upper Powder Spring and vicinity, ca 2 air mi WSW of Powder Mountain; ca 31 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6860-7050 ft.
T12N R97W S1 South1/2; also N1/4 S12.  41.0405 N, 108.2681 W.  
South-facing slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3714.  8/3/1996. 		 671023
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605.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: south facing draws on drainage from Black Buttes area, ca 3 air mi NNE of Black Buttes; ca 1.5 air mi W of Bitter Creek; ca 22 air mi ENE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6640-6960 ft.
T19N R101W S22.  41.6128 N, 108.783 W.  
Creek terrace. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3769.  8/6/1996. 		 671051
_________________________________________________________________________

606.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: north slopes of Black Buttes, ca 5 air mi W of Bitter Creek; ca 21 air mi ESE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7160-7760 ft.
T18N R101W S4.  41.5683 N, 108.8022 W.  
Lower north-facing slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 3783.  8/6/1996. 		 671254
_________________________________________________________________________

607.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: top and east slopes of Black Buttes, ca 5 air mi W of Bitter Creek; ca 21 air mi ESE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7540-8080 ft.
T18N R101W S9.  41.5535 N, 108.8022 W.  
Sandy slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 3797.  8/6/1996. 		RM 671050
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608.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: on a divide area between Bitter and Black Butte creeks, ca 2.5 air mi NNW of Black Buttes; ca 19.5 air mi W of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6960-7135 ft.
T19N R101W S29.  41.598 N, 108.8214 W.  
Flat near drainage bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 3813.  8/6/1996. 		 671061
_________________________________________________________________________

609.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: southern extension of the bluffs NW of Baggs between the Little Snake River plain and Devils Canyon, ca 3 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6420-6880 ft.
T12N R92W S2.  41.0405 N, 107.7167 W.  
Sandy draws. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 667.  6/16/1996. 		 671060
_________________________________________________________________________

610.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: Tree Draw leading from Hangout Ridge W to Hangout Wash, ca 2-2.5 air mi from the confluence of Hangout Wash and Sand Creek; ca 12 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6260-6620 ft.
T13N R93W S16 W1/2; also N1/2 S17 and SE1/4 S18.  41.0984 N, 107.8688 W.  
Wash terrace. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 715.  6/16/1996. 		 671058
_________________________________________________________________________

611.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: rim N and W of Red Creek, ca 2.5-3 air mi above the confluence of Red and Sand creeks; ca 9.5 air mi WNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6310-6530 ft.
T13N R93W S26 NW1/4; also SW1/4 S23.  41.0695 N, 107.8308 W.  
Flat above rim. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 756.  6/17/1996. 		 671062
_________________________________________________________________________

612.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: southeast slope of headland between Middle Prong Red and North Prong Red creeks, ca 3 air mi S of Flat Top Mountain; ca 10 mi NW of Baggs.  Elev. 6510-6885 ft.
T13N R93W S1 N1/2; also T14N R93W SW1/4 S36.  41.1274 N, 107.8118 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Draw bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 811.  6/17/1996. 		 671063
_________________________________________________________________________

613.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Washakie Basin: draw into Cottonwood Creek from the S between Streckfus Draw and Wyo Hwy 789, ca 4 air mi NNW of Baggs.  Elev. 6480-6620 ft.
T13N R91W S7.  41.1129 N, 107.6787 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky outcrops with sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 852.  6/17/1996. 		 671049
_________________________________________________________________________

614.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: South-central Wyoming: Deep Creek Rim and draws on west-facing slope, ca 3 air mi E of Wyo Hwy 789; ca 8.5 air mi NNE of Baggs.  Elev. 6680-7210 ft.
T14N R91W S26.  41.1564 N, 107.6026 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Flat on rim. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 883.  6/17/1996. 		 671047
_________________________________________________________________________

615.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: slopes and draws ca 1 air mi S of Powder Rim draining to West Fork Cherokee Creek, ca 9 air mi E of Powder Mountain; ca 20 air mi W of Baggs.  Elev. 6620-6840 ft.
T12N R95W S2 N1/4; also T13N R95W SE1/4 S35 and SW1/4 S36.  41.0405 N, 108.0589 W.  
Sandy draw with juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 5627.  6/17/1997. 		RM 672596
_________________________________________________________________________

616.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: lower elevation draws and slopes from Miller Mountain to the S, ca 2 air mi E of U.S. Hwy 191; ca 29.5 air mi SSE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 7660-7820 ft.
T14N R104W S33 N1/2; also South 1/2 S28.  41.1505 N, 109.1302 W.  
Sandy slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6060.  6/22/1997. 		RM 672595
_________________________________________________________________________

617.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: slopes of Simpson Gulch and Big Sandy River and river bottom area adjacent to Big Sandy River, ca 9 air mi SW of the confluence of Big Sandy River and Little Sandy Creek; ca 9.5 air mi SW of Farson.  Elev. 6450-6555 ft.
T24N R107W S31 SW1/4.  42.0161 N, 109.583 W.  
Sagebrush flat. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6119.  6/24/1997. 		RM 672597
_________________________________________________________________________

618.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: flats and badlands slopes and draws draining to Starvation Wash, ca 3 air mi NE of Blue Rim; ca 12 air mi E of the Green River; ca 16 air mi SSW of Farson.  Elev. 6530-6705 ft.
T22N R107W S17; also W1/4 S16.  41.8822 N, 109.5637 W.  
Clay flat with sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6142.  6/24/1997. 		RM 672598
_________________________________________________________________________

619.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: east-facing draws and slopes and butte top of part the Blue Rim, ca 6 air mi NE of the Green River; ca 3 air mi NW of Alkali Creek; ca 19.5 air mi NW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6720-6860 ft.
T20N R108W S2 W1/2; also E1/2 S3.  41.7463 N, 109.5702 W.  
Rocky butte top. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6179.  6/24/1997. 		RM 672593
_________________________________________________________________________

620.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: draws and slopes draining to Alkali Creek, ca 5 air mi E of the Green River; ca 1 air mi W of Alkali Creek; ca 18 air mi WNW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6460-6670 ft.
T20N R108W S26 N1/4; also S1/2 S23 and SW1/4 S24.  41.687 N, 109.5702 W.  
Sandy draw, sagebrush and Tetradymia. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6199.  6/24/1997. 		RM 672594
_________________________________________________________________________

621.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: slopes and draws draining N to Currant Creek, ca 6 air mi E of Flaming Gorge Reservoir; ca 5 air mi W of Big Ridge; ca 27.5 air mi SSW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6860-7060 ft.
T14N R107W S12.  41.2082 N, 109.417 W.  
Flat sandy area. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6406.  7/14/1997. 		 672592
_________________________________________________________________________

622.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Green River Basin: streambank and river bottom E of the Green River, ca 3/4 air mi downstream of the confluence of Alkali Creek and the Green River; ca 15.5 air mi WNW of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6120-6130 ft.
T19N R108W S23 SE1/4.  41.6128 N, 109.5702 W.  
Top of steep bank adjacent to river. Phenology: flowering. 

Beth Ward, 6653.  7/16/1997. 		RM 672591
_________________________________________________________________________

623.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: South-Central Wyoming: Rock Springs Uplift: slopes and draws, ca 1 air mi E of Killpecker Creek; ca 1 air mi SW of Stansbury Mine; ca 6.5 air mi NNE of Rock Springs.  Elev. 6470-6680 ft.
T20N R105W S24 SW1/4.  41.7018 N, 109.2054 W.  
Rocky, clay slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Beth Ward, 6672.  7/18/1997. 		RM 672536
_________________________________________________________________________

624.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Washington, Stevens County: Western Colville National Forest and Vicinity: Columbia River: China Bend: along north shore of river, ca 9 air mi SW of Northport.  Elev. 1300-1800 ft.
T38N R39E S3 SE1/4.  48.8256 N, 117.8727 W.  
Riverside and cliffs. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Jean Wood, 1059a.  6/7/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

625.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Poison Spring Creek at Oregon Trail or County Road 319, ca 11.5 air mi N of Alcova townsite.  Elev. 5600-5700 ft.
T32N R82W S29 NE1/4.  42.7152 N, 106.6884 W.  
Gravelly sagebrush slope; Artemisia pedatifida and Atriplex confertifolia common. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 4684.  6/10/1998. 		RM 667354
_________________________________________________________________________

626.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Wyoming Range: southeast end of Deer Hill and lower slopes; ca 9 air mi W of Big Piney.  Elev. 7280-7720 ft.
T30N R113W S27.  42.5581 N, 110.2886 W.  
Sagebrush bench and barren slopes (severe drought conditions). Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33189.  6/23/1992. 		RM 658268
_________________________________________________________________________

627.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Wyoming Range: west and southwest side of Dead Indian Dome; ca 12.5 air mi NW of Big Piney.  Elev. 7400-7650 ft.
T31N R113W S14.  42.6725 N, 110.2681 W.  
Sagebrush top, badlands on slopes (severe drought conditions). Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33214.  6/23/1992. 		RM 658045
     with Bruce Embury
_________________________________________________________________________

628.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Hams Fork Valley: Hams Fork ca 0.5-1 air mi SE of confluence with Pole Creek; ca 14 air mi E of Cokeville.  Elev. 7450-7700 ft.
T25N R117W S35; also S26.  42.1089 N, 110.7061 W.  
Along the river and adjacent sagebrush-grassland slopes with some aspen; limestone and sandstone outcrops occasional. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33758.  6/27/1992. 		RM 658046
_________________________________________________________________________

629.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Commissary Ridge: 0.5 air mi SE of Kemmerer Reservoir along powerlines E of paved road; ca 12 air mi NW of Kemmerer.  Elev. 7150-7400 ft.
T23N R117W S36.  41.9294 N, 110.6364 W.  
Rolling sagebrush-grasslands, southwest exposure with some aspen on northeast side of gravelly ridge, also along roadside. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 33759.  6/27/1992. 		RM 658049
_________________________________________________________________________

630.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Tunp Range: Gooseberry Spring and vicinity between Boulder and Rock Creek ridges, ca 25 air mi WNW of Kemmerer; ca 6 air mi NE of Sage Junction.  Elev. 6620-6800 ft.
T22N R119W S26.  41.8572 N, 110.9039 W.  
Clay sagebrush slopes below rimrock. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26421.  6/25/1993. 		RM 657231
     with Russ Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

631.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Tunp Range: vicinity of a spring on North Fork Leeds Creek coming off Rock Creek Ridge, ca 11 air mi SSE of Cokeville; ca 26.5 air mi NW of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6540-6720 ft.
T23N R119W S35.  41.9294 N, 110.8928 W.  
Stony red clay slopes and ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26525.  6/25/1993. 		RM 657232
     with Russ Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

632.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Upper Green River Basin: Cretaceous Mountain/Hogsback Ridge area: lower end of Wildcat Canyon, ca 3 air mi WSW of Clara Birds Nipple (Bird Nipple); ca 15.5 air mi SSW of Big Piney.  Elev. 7150 ft.
T27N R113W S10 SE1/4.  42.3408 N, 110.2553 W.  
Red, gray, and brown badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26778.  6/28/1993. 		RM 613811
     with Russ Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

633.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Wyoming/Salt River Ranges: Salt River Range: Commissary Ridge, ca 14 air mi N of Kemmerer.  Elev. 7400-7900 ft.
T23N R116W S10 E1/2; and also W1/2 S11.  41.9875 N, 110.5919 W.  
Flats along stream, old homestead in aspen grove, and slope with sandstone outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 41564.  7/22/1993. 		RM 657233
_________________________________________________________________________

634.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Upper Green River Basin: Cretaceous Mountain/Hogsback Ridge Area: just W of Rainbow Camp, ca 20 air mi SW of Big Piney.  Elev. 6900 ft.
T26N R113W S3 W1/2.  42.2683 N, 110.2506 W.  
Shaley slopes and badlands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 43779.  8/13/1993. 		RM 613810
_________________________________________________________________________

635.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: off Wyo Hwy 120 on Red Ridge, ca 5.5 air mi E of Grass Creek Post Office; ca 26.5 air mi NW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T46N R97W S19.  43.93889 N, 108.5375 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Clay bottoms. 

B. E. Nelson, 10114.  6/29/1983. 		RM 662246
_________________________________________________________________________

636.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Southeastern Absarokas: Badland Gulch (or Byrd Draw) on the southeast end of Table Mountain, ca 5 air mi ENE of Dubois.  Elev. 7800 ft.
T41N R106W S1.  43.5439 N, 109.5216 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Stony slopes. Phenology: buds. 

B. E. Nelson, 10774.  6/26/1984. 		RM 557792	Barcode: RM0050362
_________________________________________________________________________

637.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Beartooth Mountains: near the mouth of Clarks Fork Canyon, ca 25.5 air mi NW of Cody, ca 8.5 air mi SW of Clark.  Elev. 4480-4640 ft.
T56N R104W S12.  44.8481 N, 109.3306 W.  
Stony-gravelly canyon bottom. 

B. E. Nelson, 15247.  6/2/1988. 		RM 
     with Erik Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

638.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: on Fenton Pass Road, ca 6 air mi N of Tatman Mountain, ca 8 air mi SW of Burlington, ca 26 air mi W of Basin.  Elev. 4850 ft.
T51N R97W S19.  44.3786 N, 108.56278 W.  
Sandy benchland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 15312.  6/5/1988. 		RM 662244
     with Erik Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

639.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Bighorn Basin: above Line Creek at Shoshone National Forest boundary, ca 6.3 air mi NW of Clark, ca 29.5 air mi NW of Powell.  Elev. 5600 ft.
T58N R103W S26.  44.9794 N, 109.27278 W.  
Stony sagebrush grassland. 

B. E. Nelson, 15689.  6/9/1988. 		RM 664225
     with Erik Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

640.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: ca 7.5 air mi W of Carpenter, ca 17.5 air mi ESE of Cheyenne on Chalk Bluffs Road.  Elev. 5700 ft.
T13N R64W S35 NE1/4.  41.0569 N, 104.5086 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
In sandy clay in overgrazed upland grassland with Opuntia fragilis. Abundant. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 1722.  6/19/1978. 		RM 317493
     with Paul Ehrmann
_________________________________________________________________________

641.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: North Platte River S of County Road 408, ca 0.3 air mi E of Pathfinder Dam; ca 9 air mi SW of Alcova townsite.  Elev. 5700-5800 ft.
T29N R84W S24 SW1/4.  42.4675 N, 106.8457 W.  
Sandy areas among granite rocks and Rocky Mountain juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 4865.  6/11/1998. 		RM 667355
_________________________________________________________________________

642.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: S of Fivemile Creek, ca 12 air mi WSW of Manderson; ca 22 air mi SW of Basin.  Elev. 4600 ft.
T49N R94W S17.  44.2194 N, 108.1857 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.5 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sandy clay flats above the badlands. 

B. E. Nelson, 7654.  6/7/1981. 		RM 662250
_________________________________________________________________________

643.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Big Horn County: Bighorn Basin: Fox Mountain, ca 9 air mi E of Greybull.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T52N R92W S11.  44.4939 N, 107.8695 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.5 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sandy clay soil on the top and sides of the butte with sagebrush and saltbush. 

B. E. Nelson, 7655.  6/7/1981. 		RM 662249
_________________________________________________________________________

644.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Washakie County: Bighorn Basin: Big Cedar Ridge, ca 14 air mi SSW of Ten Sleep on Blue Bank Road.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T45N R89W S28.  43.83722 N, 107.52972 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandy grassland. 

B. E. Nelson, 8048.  6/11/1981. 		RM 662248
_________________________________________________________________________

645.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Bighorn Basin: ca 5.5 air mi W of Hamilton Dome, ca 25 air mi WNW of Thermopolis.  Elev. 5900 ft.
T44N R99W S13.  43.781 N, 108.6825 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Bottom of a draw. 

B. E. Nelson, 9848.  6/23/1983. 		RM 662247
     with Robert S. Kirkpatrick
_________________________________________________________________________

646.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Basin: The Gas Hills.  Elev. 6475 ft.
T33N R90W S10.  42.8438 N, 107.6112 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky area above seep. Phenology: vegetative only. 

June Haines, 4025.  9/4/1984. 		RM 384978
_________________________________________________________________________

647.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Basin: west side of Ocean Lake; Longpoint Peninsula.  Elev. 5234-5260 ft.
T2N R2E S3; also S4.  43.1785 N, 108.6264 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Shaley sagebrush slopes and hilltops. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 4123.  6/11/1985. 		RM 384977
_________________________________________________________________________

648.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Basin: Gas Hills Mining District: ca 4.2 air mi SSW of intersection of Gas Hills Road (Wyo Hwy 136) with Ore Road (main road through Gas Hills Mining District).  Elev. 6880-6950 ft.
T32N R90W S17; also S18.  42.7443 N, 107.6321 W.  
Sagebrush grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 4217.  6/18/1985. 		RM 384976
_________________________________________________________________________

649.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Gas Hills Mining District: ca 2.5 air mi E of the intersection of Wyo Hwy 136 and Ore Road (main road through Gas Hills Mining District).  Elev. 6480-6700 ft.
T33N R90W S24.  42.8147 N, 107.5718 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush grassland. Hog Heaven, by camp road. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 4283.  6/21/1985. 		RM 384975
_________________________________________________________________________

650.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Wind River Basin: Gas Hills Mining District: ca 7.5 air mi ENE of the junction of Wyo Hwy 136 (Gas Hills Road) and Ore Road (main road through Gas Hills Mining District).  Elev. 6800-7000 ft.
T33N R89W S3.  42.8584 N, 107.4931 W.  
Sagegrush slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 4336.  6/21/1985. 		RM 384974
_________________________________________________________________________

651.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: East side of Boysen Reservoir, southern edge of bay.  Elev. 4725 ft.
T4N R6E S33; also S34.  43.2799 N, 108.1726 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Rocky hilltop. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 4479.  6/22/1985. 		RM 384973
_________________________________________________________________________

652.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Granite Mountain Uplift: Willow Creek, ca 5 air mi NW of Muddy Gap Junction (Three Forks).  Elev. 6400-6450 ft.
T28N R89W S7.  42.4119 N, 107.5132 W.  
Big sagebrush drainage which drains into creek. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

June Haines, 4539.  6/30/1985. 		RM 384972
_________________________________________________________________________

653.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Wind River Basin: Cedar Ridge, ca 13 air mi NNW of Hiland.  Elev. 6100-6826 ft.
T38N R88W S5; also S6; and T39N R88W S31 and S32 Elev 6100-6826 ft.  43.2932 N, 107.431 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Rocky juniper slopes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

June Haines, 4791.  7/10/1985. 		RM 384971
_________________________________________________________________________

654.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Sweetwater Rocks, ca 8 air mi ENE of Jeffrey City.  Elev. 6400-6800 ft.
T29N R91W S12.  42.4966 N, 107.6714 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Granite slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

June Haines, 5325.  8/4/1985. 		RM 384981
     with Georgia Haines
_________________________________________________________________________

655.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Flats, across U.S. Hwy 26 from Paradise Valley Road, ca 6 air mi WNW of Riverton.  Elev. 5300-5600 ft.
T1N R3E S11; also S14.  43.0772 N, 108.4883 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Steep sagebrush grassland slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 6486.  6/15/1986. 		RM 384980
     with Georgia Haines
_________________________________________________________________________

656.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Basin: flats, across U.S. Hwy 26 from Haines farm, ca 9 air mi W of Riverton.  Elev. 5280-5340 ft.
T1N R3E S4.  43.0916 N, 108.5277 W.  
Sagebrush grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 6553.  6/17/1986. 		RM 384979
_________________________________________________________________________

657.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Wind River Basin: Red Canyon Rim, ca 14 air mi SSE of Lander.  Elev. 6100-6500 ft.
T31N R99W S23; also S25 and S26.  42.6439 N, 108.6298 W.  
Patches of soil in nugget sandstone outcrop. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

June Haines, 6686.  6/20/1986. 		RM 384982	Barcode: RM0050351
_________________________________________________________________________

658.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Sweetwater Rocks: Savage Pocket, ca 13 air mi NE of Muddy Gap Junction.  Elev. 6120-6800 ft.
T29N R87W S16.  42.482 N, 107.2585 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Yucca-sagebrush grassland just above meadow by creek. Phenology: flowering. 

June Haines, 6753.  6/21/1986. 		RM 384983
     with Georgia Haines
_________________________________________________________________________

659.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Powder River Basin: ca 14 air mi NE of Bill.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T40N R69W S27.  43.4158 N, 105.125 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Plains, rocky crest; plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 2372.  6/20/1978. 		RM 322610
     with Ronald L. Hartman and Mary Alice Sanguinetti.
_________________________________________________________________________

660.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: along Eightyfive Divide; ca 7 air mi S of Montana, 5 mi E of Hwy 59.  Elev. 3600 ft.
T57N R70W S28 SE1/4.  44.9022 N, 105.28 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Rolling plains and sandstone outcrops; plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 2701.  6/24/1978. 		RM 322613
     with Ronald L. Hartman and Mary Alice Sanguinetti.
_________________________________________________________________________

661.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: Schoolhouse Butte, ca 9 air mi SSW of Gillette.  Elev. 5015 ft.
T48N R73W S14.  44.1364 N, 105.5981 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Plains, and rocky slope of butte, with loose talus near summit; plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 2807.  6/25/1978. 		RM 322611
_________________________________________________________________________

662.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 2.5 air mi S of Rockypoint.  Elev. 3700 ft.
T56N R69W S1; also S2.  44.8717 N, 105.0861 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Salt flats and cattail marsh; flats. Phenology: flowering. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 2942.  6/26/1978. 		RM 322603
_________________________________________________________________________

663.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: Fletcher Canyon.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T42N R76W S16; also S21.  43.6119 N, 105.9977 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Dissected plain and open canyon slopes; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3139.  6/28/1978. 		RM 322605
_________________________________________________________________________

664.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: Black Butte, ca 9 air mi SSE of Reno Junction.  Elev. 5000 ft.
T42N R71W S5; also S6 and T43N R71W S32.  43.6433 N, 105.4122 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Heavily grazed plains and butte, eroded slopes, small holding pond; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3257.  6/29/1978. 		RM 322599
_________________________________________________________________________

665.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Powder River Basin: head of Grays Draw.  Elev. 5100 ft.
T40N R73W S23; also S26.  43.4269 N, 105.585 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Plains, sandstone outcrops, and hard sand along pipeline route; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3343.  7/5/1978. 		RM 322608
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

666.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 11 air mi NW of Weston.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T55N R72W S29; also S30.  44.7206 N, 105.54278 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Plains, marsh along holding pond, flats, gravel roadside; plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3619.  7/8/1978. 		RM 322607
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

667.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 12 air mi NNE of Recluse.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T57N R73W S20.  44.90861 N, 105.6642 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush plains, shallow draw, eroded slope, gravel roadside; plains. Phenology: fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3911.  7/10/1978. 		RM 322606
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

668.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 14 air mi NW of Savageton.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T47N R76W S26; also S35.  44.0169 N, 105.9597 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Plains, draw, eroded slopes; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 3998.  7/11/1978. 		RM 322602
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

669.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: Napier Road, ca 1 mi E of Johnson County.  Elev. 4700 ft.
T48N R76W S15; also S16.  44.1333 N, 105.9797 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Plains, draw, eroded slopes, sandy roadcuts; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 4305.  7/15/1978. 		RM 322604
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

670.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 2 air mi NW of Rozet.  Elev. 4300 ft.
T50N R70W S24.  44.2994 N, 105.2169 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Holding pond, flats; flats. Phenology: fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 4482.  7/22/1978. 		RM 322609
_________________________________________________________________________

671.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Niobrara County: Powder River Basin: Indian Creek, ca 7 air mi NW of Whitman.  Elev. 4300 ft.
T34N R61W S18; also T34N R62W S13.  42.9234 N, 104.2415 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 1 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
On sandy soil associated with gramma grass, plains, draws, meadow along creek; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 6995.  6/18/1979. 		RM 331365
_________________________________________________________________________

672.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Niobrara County: Powder River Basin: ca 1.5 air mi E of Redbird.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T38N R62W S26.  43.2464 N, 104.264 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sagebrush grassland on clay plains, shallow draw; plains. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 7042.  6/18/1979. 		RM 331364
_________________________________________________________________________

673.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Powder River Basin: ca 24 air mi N of Natrona.  Elev. 5400 ft.
T39N R83W S5.  43.3758 N, 106.8325 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Gently rolling sagebrush plain on red sand (Chugwater Formation), small outcrops; plain. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 7712.  7/3/1979. 		RM 331366
_________________________________________________________________________

674.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Powder River Basin: Hells Half Acre, ca 5 air mi W of Powder River.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T35N R85W S31; also T35N R86W S1, and T35N R85W S6.  43.0486 N, 107.095 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Bentonite badlands, slopes, drainages at bottom of slopes, sandy plains above; plains. Phenology: fruiting. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 7803.  7/5/1979. 		RM 331367
_________________________________________________________________________

675.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Hot Springs County: Absaroka Mountains: ca 20 air mi S of Meeteetse, between Twin Buttes and Little Grass Creek.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T45N R100W S14; also S11 and S13.  43.8655 N, 108.8225 W.  
Slopes with Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus flexilis; dry, open areas. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert S. Kirkpatrick, 3111.  6/27/1984. 		RM 557789	Barcode: RM0050347
_________________________________________________________________________

676.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Absaroka Mountains: ca 7 air mi NNE of Dubois, south side of Spring Mountain.  Elev. 7600-8500 ft.
T42N R106W S4; also S3, S9 and S10.  43.6338 N, 109.5798 W.  
Dry meadows (grasslands). Phenology: flowering. 

Robert S. Kirkpatrick, 3990.  7/15/1984. 		RM 557790	Barcode: RM0050346
_________________________________________________________________________

677.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Absaroka Mountains: ca 33 air mi SW of Cody, at the junction of Boulder Creek and Little Boulder Creek.  Elev. 6600-8000 ft.
T49N R105W S30; also S29.  44.1863 N, 109.5435 W.  
Sage grasslands with scattered limber pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert S. Kirkpatrick, 633.  7/1/1983. 		RM 557791	Barcode: RM0050345
_________________________________________________________________________

678.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Sentinel Rocks: West Beef Acre Spring, ca 4.4 air mi E of Wyo Hwy 220; ca 4.2 air mi SW of Independence Rock.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T29N R86W S32 SW1/4; also T28N R86W S6.  42.4383 N, 107.1602 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland; sandy. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5217.  6/20/1998. 		RM 667356
_________________________________________________________________________

679.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Granite Mountains: Lankin Gap between Lankin Dome and McIntosh Peak, ca 3 air mi NW of Split Rock.  Elev. 6450 ft.
T29N R90W S1; also T30N R90W S36.  42.5112 N, 107.5534 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland; sandy. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5257.  6/21/1998. 		RM 667357
_________________________________________________________________________

680.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Southwestern Absarokas: Ishawooa Hills and Creek.  Elev. 6100-6600 ft.
T50N R105W S31; also S32.  44.26 N, 109.5425 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sedimentary substrate of shales and sandstone and derivatives; sagebrush hills and slopes and badlands. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 22982.  6/22/1987. 		RM 671660	Barcode: RM0050358
     with Neil Snow
_________________________________________________________________________

681.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Powder River Basin: ca 11.5 air mi NNE of Weston.  Elev. 3900 ft.
T55N R70W S14.  44.75028 N, 105.2383 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Open slopes and drainages. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 7033.  6/22/1978. 		RM 322601
     with Keith Dueholm and Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

682.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Johnson County: Powder River Basin: ca 22 air mi NNE of Sussex.  Elev. 4400 ft.
T46N R77W S10.  43.9733 N, 106.0992 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Low hills and drainage. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 7525.  6/27/1978. 		RM 322612
     with Mary Alice Sanguinetti
_________________________________________________________________________

683.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: West Slope Wind River Range: south shore of Boulder Lake, 10 air mi E of Pinedale.  Elev. 7300 ft.
T33N R107W S7; also S8 and S18.  42.8436 N, 109.6731 W.  
Dry, sandy sagebrush grassland on bluff above lake. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Walter Fertig, 10601.  8/4/1991. 		RM 582120
_________________________________________________________________________

684.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: West Slope Wind River Range: Along Skyline Drive, ca 2 air mi NE of Pinedale.  Elev. 7400-7600 ft.
T34N R109W S26.  42.8881 N, 109.83 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry, sagebrush hillside. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Walter Fertig, 4235.  7/18/1990. 		RM 582203
_________________________________________________________________________

685.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: West Slope Wind River Range: Acorn Ridge, Sweetwater River, ca 4 air mi NW of Wyo Hwy 28, ca 37 air mi NE of Farson.  Elev. 7600-7990 ft.
T28N R102W S10.  42.4125 N, 108.9744 W.  
Sandy sagebrush grassland at base of ridge. Phenology: buds. 

Walter Fertig, 7260.  6/8/1991. 		RM 582161	Barcode: RM0050348
_________________________________________________________________________

686.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Rattlesnake Hills: Burnt Wagon Draw, ca 6.5 air mi S of Poison Spider or County Road 201; ca 31.2 air mi SW of Casper.  Elev. 6600-6700 ft.
T32N R84W S20; also S30.  42.7297 N, 106.9243 W.  
Limber pine hills; snowberry and sagebrush common in understory. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5414.  6/23/1998. 		RM 667358
_________________________________________________________________________

687.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: West Slope Wind River Range: Pole Creek drainage and adjacent ridges, between Fayette Lake and Half Moon Lake, ca 9 air mi NE of Pinedale.  Elev. 7600-9000 ft.
T34N R108W S1; also S2, S11, S12.  42.9456 N, 109.6911 W; uncertainty 3 mi..  
Granitic outcrop adjacent to Pole Creek where it enters Half Moon Lake. Phenology: buds. 

Walter Fertig, 8119.  6/18/1991. 		RM 582121
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688.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: above Horse Creek just N of Laramie County, ca 12 air mi SW of La Grange; ca 36 air mi SSW of Torrington.  Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
T19N R63W S36.  41.5664 N, 104.3731 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sparsely vegetated slopes of draw in rough breaks leading to creek bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 25559.  6/13/1993. 		RM 597082
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689.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Goshen Hole Rim: northwest end of Bear Mountain, ca 7 air mi SSW of Hawk Springs; ca 27 air mi SSW of Torrington.  Elev. 5000-5240 ft.
T20N R62W S21.  41.692 N, 104.3139 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Steep, sandy north slopes below sandstone cliffs with outcrops and blocks. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 25757.  6/14/1993. 		RM 597088
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690.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Laramie County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: head of Stinking Water Creek just off Banner County, Nebraska Road 101, ca 7.5 air mi NNE of Albin; ca 23 air mi N of Pine Bluffs.  Elev. 5160-5280 ft.
T18N R60W S15 SE1/4.  41.5227 N, 104.0547 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 ft., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Open, rocky slopes in rough breaks. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 26975.  7/18/1993. 		RM 597087
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691.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Goshen Hole: ca 0.5-1 mi W of Hawk Springs Reservoir on County Road 186, ca 5.7 air mi NW of La Grange; ca 25 air mi S of Torrington.  Elev. 4430-4450 ft.
T20N R61W S17 N1/2.  41.7093 N, 104.2188 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 700 ft., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Mixed grass upland dominated by Bouteloua. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 27177.  7/19/1993. 		RM 597091
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692.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: W of Deer Creek or County Road 19, ca 2.5 air mi S of the North Platte River; ca 3.3 air mi SW of Glenrock.  Elev. 5260-5320 ft.
T33N R76W S13 NW1/4.  42.8289 N, 105.9167 W.  
Stony, sandy mixed grass slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 27225.  7/23/1993. 		RM 596964
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693.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: along 55 Ranch or County Road 23, ca 5.8 air mi N of Glenrock or ca 5 air mi N of the North Platte River.  Elev. 5540-5580 ft.
T34N R75W S4 SW1/4.  42.9458 N, 105.8569 W.  
Rolling sandy plains of Artemisia cana-grassland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 27278.  7/23/1993. 		RM 596962
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694.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Hartville Uplift: along Wyo Hwy 270 between the cemetary and Quarry Road, ca 1.2 air mi ENE of Guernsey.  Elev. 4400 ft.
T27N R66W S36 NE1/4.  42.2703 N, 104.7239 W.  
Highway right-of-way and adjacent mixed grass plains. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 27584.  7/26/1993. 		RM 596963
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695.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: at the west end of Cottonwood Rim above Cottonwood Creek, ca 2.5-3 air mi S of Three Buttes, ca 17 air mi N of Powder River; ca 47 air mi NW of Casper.  Elev. 5900-6060 ft.
T38N R85W S9 South1/2.  43.2789 N, 107.055 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Badlands, sparsely vegetated slopes and gullies with scattered Artemisias and Atriplexes. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 31706.  6/19/1994. 		RM 664250
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696.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: ca 1/4-0.5 mi WNW of Big Sulfer Spring, ca 20 air mi NE of Powder River; ca 40 air mi NW of Casper.  Elev. 5600-5780 ft.
T38N R83W S5 South1/4.  43.2932 N, 106.8373 W.  
Sagebrush-cactus-grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 31785.  6/19/1994. 		RM 664367
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697.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: along Cloud Creek off Thirtythree Mile or County Road 110, ca 23 air mi NE of Powder River; ca 33.5 air mi NW of Casper.  Elev. 5200-5240 ft.
T38N R82W S14 NW1/4.  43.2647 N, 106.6592 W.  
Sparsely vegetated edge of the bluffs. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 31812.  6/19/1994. 		RM 664368
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698.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: just off the southwest corner of Harmony Heights between Deer and Cherry creeks ca 8.5 air mi SW of Fort Laramie; ca 21.3 air mi W of Torrington.  Elev. 4740-4860 ft.
T25N R64W S30 SW1/4.  42.1079 N, 104.5893 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Rough breaks of sandy slopes, outcrops and draws with juniper, mountain mahogany and some ponderosa pine. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 32153.  6/23/1994. 		RM 664369
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699.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Stone Cabin Creek crossing Poison Spider or County Road 201, ca 38 air mi NW of Alcova townsite.  Elev. 6340-6400 ft.
T33N R88W S1; also T34N R88W S36.  42.8584 N, 107.3358 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland with occasional greasewood; selenium indicators present. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5496.  6/24/1998. 		RM 667359
_________________________________________________________________________

700.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Hartville Uplift: along Rawhide Butte or County Road 1, ca 3 air mi E of the Wildcat Hills, ca 9.5 air mi WNW of Jay Em; ca 35 air mi NW of Torrington.  Elev. 5020-5050 ft.
T29N R64W S9 NE1/4.  42.5038 N, 104.5433 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sandy slope with small cobblestones on rolling mixed grass plains. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 32609.  7/11/1994. 		RM 664370
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701.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: along Salt Creek between Pine and Little Pine ridges ca 2 air mi E of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3, ca 12 air mi SE of Midwest; ca 29.5 air mi NNE of Casper.  Elev. 5260 ft.
T38N R77W S17 SW1/4.  43.2647 N, 106.1249 W.  
Flats along the stream bottom with areas of sand, silt and clay. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 32844.  7/13/1994. 		RM 664371
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702.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Niobrara County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Hat Creek Breaks: along Joss or County Road 19 between Lance Creek and Chalk Buttes, ca 6.3 air mi N of Keeline; ca 17 air mi WNW of Lusk.  Elev. 5040-5240 ft.
T33N R66W S10 W1/2.  42.85 N, 104.7722 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Sandy, grassy slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 33018.  7/18/1994. 		RM 664372
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703.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Goshen County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: along County Road 32, ca 1.25 air mi W of County Road 27, ca 16.8 air mi N of Torrington; ca 14 air mi SE of Jay Em.  Elev. 4770-4860 ft.
T27N R61W S16 SE1/4.  42.3094 N, 104.1918 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Rolling sandy plains dominated by blue gramma. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 33262.  7/29/1994. 		RM 664373
_________________________________________________________________________

704.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: benchland between Zieglers Wash and Dry Muddy Creek ca 9 air mi WNW of Granger; ca 24.5 air mi SE of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6460-6500 ft.
T19N R113W S12 SW1/4.  41.6431 N, 110.1239 W.  
Salt desert shrub on soft clays and clay-chert ridgetops, sagebrush bottoms and sparsely vegetated slopes, some areas of gray-green shale. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36128.  7/3/1995. 		RM 664190
     with C. H. Refsdal
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705.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: 12 mi NW of Wheatland.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T25N R69W S18 NE1/4 of NE1/4.  42.1407 N, 105.1758 W; uncertainty 0.25 mi..  
Grassland with Yucca and Hymenoxys. Phenology: buds. 

Robert D. Dorn, 6113.  7/4/1995. 		RM 600781
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706.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: ca 2.5 air mi SSW of Douglas.  Elev. 4800-4900 ft.
T32N R71W S20 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S29.  42.7294 N, 105.3919 W.  
Sandy plains and road cut. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 39122.  6/29/1993. 		RM 597096
_________________________________________________________________________

707.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: ca 4 air mi SSE of Douglas.  Elev. 4800-4900 ft.
T32N R71W S34 SW1/4.  42.7003 N, 105.3539 W.  
Sandstone outcrop and sandy slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 39421.  7/1/1993. 		RM 597097
_________________________________________________________________________

708.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: Wyo Hwy 34, ca 4 air mi E of Albany County.  Elev. 5260 ft.
T22N R70W S11 E1/2.  41.895 N, 105.2133 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandy plains with short-grass prairie. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 39830.  7/4/1993. 		RM 597098
_________________________________________________________________________

709.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: E of County Road 211, ca 1.2 air mi N of McClanahan Draw; ca 5.4 road mi to Poison Spider or County Road 201.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T34N R86W S32 NW1/4; also S29.  42.873 N, 107.1784 W.  
Badlands; hard clay soil interspersed with sandy areas of sagebrush-grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5545.  6/24/1998. 		RM 667360
_________________________________________________________________________

710.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southern Powder River Basin: ca 1.2 air mi NNW of Waltman.  Elev. 6230 ft.
T36N R87W S13.  43.0908 N, 107.2133 W.  
Sandy draw and slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 40307.  7/6/1993. 		RM 597099
     with T. W. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

711.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: Wyo Hwy 34, ca 1.5 air mi W of Platte County.  Elev. 5800-5900 ft.
T21N R71W S13 E1/2.  41.7931 N, 105.3014 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandstone/metamorphic outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 40607.  7/11/1993. 		RM 597100
_________________________________________________________________________

712.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: Wyo Hwy 34 and I-25 interchange, ca 7 mi S of Wheatland.  Elev. 4900 ft.
T23N R68W S13 E1/2.  41.9675 N, 104.9517 W.  
Sandy slopes and stream bottom. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 40661.  7/11/1993. 		RM 597102
_________________________________________________________________________

713.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Platte County: Southern Powder River Basin/Southeastern Plains: Southeastern Plains: ca 2 mi E of Slater on breaks.  Elev. 4900-5300 ft.
T22N R66W S16; also N1/4 S21.  41.8783 N, 104.7867 W.  
Sandstone outcrops and sandy slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 40735.  7/11/1993. 		RM 597101
_________________________________________________________________________

714.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: Eden Reservoir, south side, ca 8.5 air mi NE of Farson.  Elev. 6700 ft.
T26N R105W S19; also S20.  42.215 N, 109.3761 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Reservoir margin and edge of canal. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 48677.  7/29/1994. 		RM 633512
_________________________________________________________________________

715.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: New Fork River, ca 10 air mi SW of Boulder, from old wooden bridge NE to section line.  Elev. 6850-6900 ft.
T31N R110W S28 W1/4; also E1/4 S29.  42.6328 N, 109.9564 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Streamside and slope. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 48882.  7/30/1994. 		RM 633514
     with Thomas Cramer
_________________________________________________________________________

716.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Teakettle Butte, ca 20 air mi NNW of Farson.  Elev. 6930-7031 ft.
T28N R108W S35 E1/4.  42.3595 N, 109.6544 W.  
Sagebrush and Atriplex butte side with eroded clay draws. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 10141.  8/2/1995. 		RM 641908
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

717.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: hill just SW of Onion Springs, ca 7 air mi SW of Daniel Junction.  Elev. 7450-7685 ft.
T33N R112W S14 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S13 and NW1/4 S24.  42.8292 N, 110.185 W.  
Sagebrush hills, open ridgetops, and Prunus/Amelanchier spots. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1044.  6/22/1994. 		RM 633509
_________________________________________________________________________

718.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Southern Salt River Range and Vicinity: Southern Sublette Range: ca 7 air mi N of Cokeville.  Elev. 6140-7600 ft.
T25N R119W S4 South1/4; also NE1/4 S8 and N1/4 S9.  42.1839 N, 110.9783 W.  
West-facing hillside, lower sage slopes, middle open meadow slopes, and upper Cercocarpus slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1213.  6/28/1994. 		RM 631214
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

719.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: hill just N of Forty Rod Flat Well, ca 8 air mi N of Cora.  Elev. 7600-7900 ft.
T35N R110W S7 W1/2; also W1/2 S6; T36N R110W SW1/4 S31; T36N R111W SE1/4 S36; T35N R111W E1/4 S1 and NE1/4 S12.  43.0192 N, 110.0258 W.  
Sagebrush hillsides and open hilltops. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1408.  6/30/1994. 		RM 633508
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

720.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: New Fork River, ca 4.5 air mi S of Boulder.  Elev. 6950 ft.
T31N R108W S5 SE1/4.  42.685 N, 109.7411 W.  
Riverside meadows and cottonwood/willows with adjacent sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1584.  7/3/1994. 		RM 633507
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

721.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Grindstone Butte, ca 3 air mi SE of Daniel.  Elev. 7300-7610 ft.
T33N R110W S18 W1/8; also T33N R111W W1/4 S13.  42.83 N, 110.0275 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush hill and windswept, open ridgetops. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 1623.  7/3/1994. 		RM 631911
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

722.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Green River Basin: hill W of West Pacific Creek, ca 14 air mi SW of South Pass City.  Elev. 7200-7590 ft.
T27N R102W S3 W1/2; also N1/4 S10.  42.3431 N, 108.9728 W.  
Sagebrush hillside, windswept tops, and badlands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 1810.  7/7/1994. 		RM 631910
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

723.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 1 air mi NE of Big Sandy.  Elev. 7480-7600 ft.
T31N R106W S14 S1/4; also N1/8 S23.  42.6544 N, 109.4508 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry creekbed with adjacent meadows, willow stands, and sagebrush hillsides. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 1992.  7/11/1994. 		RM 631909
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

724.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Park Plateau: in Road Canyon at the Vallorso site and Bear Canyon Mine site, ca 5.5 air mi SW of Ludlow; ca 10.8 air mi NW of Trinidad.  Elev. 6780-7180 ft.
T32S R65W S2 W1/2.  37.2874 N, 104.6388 W.  
Stony pinyon-juniper-oak woodland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 43962a.  6/25/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

725.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: McNinch Reservoirs 1 and 2, ca 8.5 air mi NW of Big Piney.  Elev. 7150 ft.
T30N R113W S11 E1/4; also W1/2 S12.  42.6008 N, 110.2689 W.  
Reservoir edge, meadows, and sagebrush with outflow stream meadowed edges. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 2637.  7/31/1994. 		RM 633501
_________________________________________________________________________

726.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: south side of Fontenelle Gap, ca 15 air mi W of Fontenelle Reservoir.  Elev. 7000-7880 ft.
T24N R115W S1 SW1/4; also S2.  42.0931 N, 110.3969 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Hillside sagebrush and Douglas fir stands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 2795.  8/4/1994. 		RM 631908
_________________________________________________________________________

727.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: Fontenelle Reservoir at Fontenelle Creek entrance, ca 6.5 air mi NW of Fontenelle Dam.  Elev. 6500 ft.
T24N R112W S5; also SE1/4 S6.  42.0906 N, 110.145 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Reservoir edge, flats, sagebrush and rabbitbrush, and willow lined dry irrigation ditch. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 2799.  8/4/1994. 		RM 631907
_________________________________________________________________________

728.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: north end of West Buckhorn Draw, ca 17 air mi E of La Barge.  Elev. 6950-7130 ft.
T27N R109W S18 SW1/4; also N1/4 S19; T27N R110W SE1/4 S13 and NE1/4 S24.  42.3186 N, 109.8469 W.  
Sagebrush slopes, draws, and tops. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 388.  6/12/1994. 		RM 633513
_________________________________________________________________________

729.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: Slate Creek, ca 7 air mi W of Fontenelle.  Elev. 6550-6750 ft.
T23N R113W S14.  41.9742 N, 110.1969 W.  
Alkali creek flats, meadows with assorted Chenopodiaceae, and adjacent semi-barren bluff. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 4037.  8/15/1994. 		RM 631906
_________________________________________________________________________

730.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Chimney Butte Reservoir, ca 13 air mi N of La Barge.  Elev. 6950 ft.
T28N R112W S6 NE1/4; also T29N R112W SE1/4 S33.  42.4411 N, 110.1983 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Drying reservoir and surrounding sagebrush flats. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 4245.  8/21/1994. 		RM 633503
     with Ben and Becky Cramer
_________________________________________________________________________

731.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: Big Sandy River, ca 1 air mi SW of Farson.  Elev. 6570 ft.
T25N R106W S33 South1/2.  42.0981 N, 109.46 W.  
Riverside meadows, sagebrush, and open hillsides. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 4394.  8/21/1994. 		RM 633504
     with Ben and Becky Cramer
_________________________________________________________________________

732.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: New Fork River, ca 10 air mi E of Big Piney.  Elev. 6820 ft.
T30N R110W S14 NW1/4.  42.575 N, 109.9186 W.  
Riverside meadows, willows, and sagebrush. Phenology: fruiting. 

Thomas Cramer, 4457.  8/23/1994. 		RM 633502
     with Ronald L. Hartman
_________________________________________________________________________

733.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Pine Mountain, ca 1 air mi W of Natrona or County Road 209; ca 3.2 air mi SW of Natrona townsite.  Elev. 5800-6200 ft.
T35N R84W S13; also S24; T35N R83W S18 and S19.  43.0043 N, 106.8637 W.  
Draws and granite slopes of ponderosa pine, sagebrush, and snowberry. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5616.  6/27/1998. 		RM 667361
_________________________________________________________________________

734.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Rainbow Trail from Gibson to Swift creeks, ca 2.5 air mi NE of Spread Eagle Peak, ca 6 air mi W of Westcliffe.  Elev. 9100-9500 ft.
T45N R12E S13; also S24.  38.1549 N, 105.5918 W.  
Stony meadows, mixed conifer forest, and along a stream. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 44203.  6/27/1998. 		RM 
     with Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

735.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Park Plateau: Powell Arroyo, on County Road 69.8, NW of Trinidad.  Elev. 6100 ft.
T32S R64W S35 SE1/4.  37.2146 N, 104.5299 W.  
Riparian and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 1039.  6/4/1998. 		RM 
     with Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

736.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: south end of Fontenelle Reservoir, ca 2 air mi NW of Fontenelle Dam.  Elev. 6550-6600 ft.
T24N R112W S23 SW1/4.  42.0455 N, 110.0873 W.  
Sandstone hillside with sparse sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 7345.  7/5/1995. 		RM 641948
_________________________________________________________________________

737.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 11.5 air mi SW of Boulder.  Elev. 7200-7280 ft.
T31N R110W S25 NE1/4.  42.6438 N, 109.903 W.  
Cobblestone hilltop edge with scattered sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 7397.  7/7/1995. 		RM 641947
_________________________________________________________________________

738.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 5 air mi ESE of Big Piney.  Elev. 6900-7000 ft.
T29N R111W S11 E1/4.  42.5132 N, 110.0379 W.  
Sagebrush sandy slope. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 7460.  7/8/1995. 		RM 641946
_________________________________________________________________________

739.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Green River Basin: ca 13 air mi N of Opal.  Elev. 6760 ft.
T23N R113W S20 SE1/4.  41.9562 N, 110.2612 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Flat sagebrush, Atriplex, and Tetradymia hilltop. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 7783.  7/11/1995. 		RM 641945
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

740.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Flat Top, ca 10.5 air mi SE of Big Sandy.  Elev. 7300 ft.
T29N R105W S3 South1/2.  42.5119 N, 109.3531 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rolling sandy sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 7979.  7/13/1995. 		RM 641944
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

741.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Cora Butte, ca 2.5 air mi ENE of Daniel Junction.  Elev. 7400-7500 ft.
T34N R111W S19 NW1/4.  42.9032 N, 110.1446 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Cobblestone hillside with sparse sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8067.  7/15/1995. 		RM 641943
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

742.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: ca 5.5 air mi E of Fontenelle Dam.  Elev. 6530 ft.
T24N R111W S25 NE1/4.  42.031 N, 109.952 W.  
Sand dune sagebrush hills with Grayia and Tetradymia. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8339.  7/18/1995. 		RM 641942
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

743.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: Lewis Creek, NE of junction of Colo Hwy 96 and Colo Hwy 165.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T21S R69W S28 NW1/4.  38.1956 N, 105.1089 W.  
End of road; riparian with Pinus ponderosa and Abies concolor. Phenology: fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 1271.  6/10/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

744.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: ca 15 air mi WSW of Farson.  Elev. 6550 ft.
T24N R109W S14 SW1/4.  42.0603 N, 109.7395 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8426.  7/18/1995. 		RM 641941
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

745.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: ca 11.5 air mi NW from Farson ice cream store.  Elev. 6720-6740 ft.
T26N R107W S20 W1/4.  42.2131 N, 109.596 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky hillside with scattered sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8479.  7/18/1995. 		RM 641940
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

746.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Boulder Creek, ca 3.5 air mi N of Boulder.  Elev. 7000-7250 ft.
T33N R108W S27 South1/2; also W1/4 S26.  42.8008 N, 109.7322 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Creekside and sagebrush slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 848.  6/18/1994. 		RM 631913
_________________________________________________________________________

747.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Green River Basin: ca 8 air mi W of Farson.  Elev. 6700 ft.
T25N R107W S29 NW1/4.  42.1106 N, 109.596 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush grassland hillsides and draws. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8542.  7/18/1995. 		RM 641939
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

748.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 12 air mi N of Farson.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T27N R106W S29 SW1/4.  42.2863 N, 109.4792 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Clay draws and sandy sagebrush hills at the base of badlands hillsides. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8617.  7/18/1995. 		RM 641938
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

749.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 10 air mi SW of Daniel.  Elev. 7300-7380 ft.
T32N R112W S9.  42.7744 N, 110.192 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Gravel hillsides with clay spots and sparse sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 8653.  7/20/1995. 		RM 641937
_________________________________________________________________________

750.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 18 air mi N of Farson.  Elev. 6900-6990 ft.
T28N R107W S35 South1/2.  42.3569 N, 109.5372 W.  
Sagebrush hill. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 886.  6/20/1994. 		RM 633511
_________________________________________________________________________

751.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 10.5 air mi SE of Boulder.  Elev. 7400 ft.
T31N R107W S22 SW1/4.  42.6439 N, 109.5877 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy gravel sagebrush hill. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 9067.  7/23/1995. 		RM 641912
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

752.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: Water Hole Draw at Big Sandy River, ca 23.5 air mi N of Farson.  Elev. 6900-7000 ft.
T29N R106W S26 NW1/4.  42.4532 N, 109.4509 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy sagebrush draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 9100.  7/23/1995. 		RM 641911
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

753.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: hillside across U.S. Hwy 191 from west end of Big Sandy Reservoir, ca 14 road mi N of Farson.  Elev. 6740-6800 ft.
T27N R106W S19 SE1/4; also NE1/16 S30.  42.3011 N, 109.4981 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush and open hillside. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 929.  6/20/1994. 		RM 633510
_________________________________________________________________________

754.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Park Plateau: up Berwind Canyon on County Road 40.2 from I-25 Ludlow Exit, ca 1 mi W of railroad tracks.  Elev. 6400 ft.
T31S R64W S19 NW1/4.  37.3602 N, 104.5481 W.  
Prairie, pinyon-juniper, and riparian. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 1383.  6/10/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

755.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: ca 14.5 air mi SW of Boulder.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T30N R109W S18 NE1/4.  42.5999 N, 109.7832 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Rocky hill edge above clay badlands slope with sparse sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 9519.  7/27/1995. 		RM 641910
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

756.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: New Fork River, ca 6 air mi SW of Boulder.  Elev. 6900-6950 ft.
T31N R109W S12 SW1/4.  42.6733 N, 109.7832 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Gravel sagebrush bluffside above river. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 9539.  7/27/1995. 		RM 629201
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

757.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sublette County: Green River Basin: The Mesa, ca 9.5 air mi WSW of Boulder.  Elev. 7400 ft.
T31N R109W S6 NW1/4.  42.6879 N, 109.881 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sagebrush gravel hilltop and edge. Phenology: flowering. 

Thomas Cramer, 9603.  7/27/1995. 		RM 641909
     with Jane T. Kellett
_________________________________________________________________________

758.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: by radio tower, ca 2 mi on Colo Hwy 159, S of San Luis.  Elev. 7800-8000 ft.
37.1667 N, 105.5042 W.  
By small reservoir and on hill; riparian with Artemesia tridentata. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 1452.  6/12/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

759.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Powder River Basin: ridge between Stockade Beaver and Whoopup Creeks, ca 11.5 air mi SSE of Newcastle.  Elev. 4200 ft.
T43N R61W S13.  43.7053 N, 104.1308 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandstone ridge with scattered ponderosa pine and juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 8741.  7/6/1982. 		RM 374829
_________________________________________________________________________

760.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: along Humboldt Creek N of Colony, ca 35.5 air mi N of Sundance.  Elev. 3300 ft.
T57N R61W S35.  44.8867 N, 104.1375 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Weedy bottomland grassland-riparian. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 9133.  7/12/1982. 		RM 374828
_________________________________________________________________________

761.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: S on Colo Hwy 69 from junction with County Road 32 just N of Hillside.  Elev. 7300 ft.
T47N R12E S22 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S23, NE1/4 S27; also NW1/4 S26.  38.3069 N, 105.6289 W.  
Open pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 1631.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

762.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: on County Road 1A, ca 0.5 mi from south edge of Cotopaxi.  Elev. 6600 ft.
T48N R12E S31 SW1/4.  38.3622 N, 105.6845 W.  
Pinyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 1672.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

763.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Kerr Gulch, ca 1 mi up road from U.S. Hwy 50, W of Cotopaxi.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T48N R11E S19 NW1/4.  38.3898 N, 105.7958 W.  
By mine site; open pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 1708.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

764.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: tributary to Road Creek off The Bank Land, (Graham Ranch), ca 13 air mi W of Sundance.  Elev. 4500-4600 ft.
T51N R65W S9.  44.42 N, 104.6689 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Pine-juniper woodland; southwest-facing slopes and ridge with sandstone rimrock and boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 3426.  6/23/1983. 		RM 374768
_________________________________________________________________________

765.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: between Goldie Road and Elkhorn Creek, ca 6 air mi WNW of Seely.  Elev. 3800 ft.
T56N R66W S23 NE1/4 of.  44.82556 N, 104.74583 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Roadside in sagebrush grassland. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Hollis Marriott, 3861.  7/5/1983. 		RM 374769
_________________________________________________________________________

766.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: Government Canyon (T. Moore Ranch), ca 6 air mi NNE of Seely.  Elev. 3800 ft.
T57N R64W S30 S1/2; N1/2 S31.  44.9019 N, 104.5881 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky slopes and ridgetops with scattered pines and junipers. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 4059.  7/5/1983. 		RM 374770
_________________________________________________________________________

767.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: pipeline W of Bolten Creek or County Road 404, ca 9.3 air mi NE of Alcova townsite; ca 21.5 air mi SW of Casper.  Elev. 5700-5780 ft.
T30N R81W S10; also S9 and S16.  42.584 N, 106.5311 W.  
Shale and gypsum hills of sagebrush, greasewood, and rabbitbrush; draws and ridge of ponderosa pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5713.  6/28/1998. 		RM 667362
_________________________________________________________________________

768.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Park Plateau: on County Road 43.7, ca 2.5 mi SW of Aguilar.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T31S R65W S7 E1/4; also W1/4 S8.  37.3602 N, 104.7113 W.  
Pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 1866.  6/16/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

769.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: on County Road 81.5 at railroad crossing S of Beshoar.  Elev. 6030 ft.
T33S R63W S12 SE1/4.  37.1854 N, 104.4029 W.  
Prairie-grassland with Sarcobatus. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2007.  6/16/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

770.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Black Hills: W of Wyo Hwy 116 near junction with Arch Creek Road, ca 5 air mi NNE of Upton.  Elev. 4450 ft.
T48N R64W S7 NW1/4.  44.1567 N, 104.58389 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland with occasional pines and junipers. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 7305.  6/27/1984. 		RM 374764
_________________________________________________________________________

771.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Black Hills: Black Canyon near confluence with Horse Canyon; ca 4.5 air mi NE of Osage.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T47N R62W S30 SW1/4; and NW1/4 S31.  44.02444 N, 104.34917 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland (Artemisia cana). Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Hollis Marriott, 7381.  6/27/1984. 		RM 382105
_________________________________________________________________________

772.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: northeast fork of headwaters of Left Creek, ca 4.5 air mi SW of the Missouri Buttes.  Elev. 4300 ft.
T53N R66W S18; also R67W and S13.  44.57889 N, 104.83167 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Sagebrush-grassland (Artemisia cana and A. tridentata). Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 7626.  7/6/1984. 		RM 374832
_________________________________________________________________________

773.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Black Hills: Missouri Buttes, highest butte.  Elev. 5730 ft.
T54N R66W S33.  44.62139 N, 104.7889 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Summit among rocks. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 7805.  7/9/1984. 		RM 374831
_________________________________________________________________________

774.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: Copper Butte vicinity, on BLM Road 5300, N of U.S. Hwy 285, E of Saguache.  Elev. 8200 ft.
T45N R8E S13 SE1/4; also NE1/4 S23 and NW1/4 S24.  38.1549 N, 106.037 W.  
Grassland with Opuntia. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2193.  6/18/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

775.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Black Hills: Thomson Canyon, ca 9.5 air mi NE of Newcastle.  Elev. 5550 ft.
T46N R60W S32.  43.9225 N, 104.08667 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Grassland in canyon bottom. Phenology: flowering. 

Hollis Marriott, 8159.  7/16/1984. 		RM 374830
     with Elizabeth Gross
_________________________________________________________________________

776.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: junction of U.S. Hwy 160 and County Road 540, NW of La Veta.  Elev. 7200 ft.
T29S R68W S8 NE1/4; also NW1/4 S9.  37.5365 N, 105.0206 W.  
Prairie. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2237.  6/20/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

777.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: on Colo Hwy 12, ca 0.5 mi S of first bridge over Cuchara River, S of La Veta.  Elev. 7760 ft.
T30S R68W S18 SE1/4.  37.4345 N, 105.0389 W.  
Quercus gambellii. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2334.  6/20/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

778.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Weston County: Powder River Basin: ca 10 air mi SSW of Upton.  Elev. 4500 ft.
T46N R66W S14.  43.9661 N, 104.74833 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Highway right-of-way, sandy plains; plains. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Keith H. Dueholm, 4849.  7/24/1978. 		RM 322600
_________________________________________________________________________

779.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: over BLM boundary on U.S. Hwy 50, W of Parkdale.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T18S R72W S14 SW1/4.  38.4832 N, 105.4117 W.  
Riparian and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2448.  6/22/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

780.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: San Isabel National Forest boundary: N on Gardener Road or County Road 63.4, W of Walsenburg.  Elev. 7900 ft.
T25S R70W S10 South1/2.  37.8892 N, 105.2004 W.  
Pinus ponderosa. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 2880.  6/27/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

781.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Bible Rock S of County Road 320, ca 9.2 air mi S of Medicine Bow townsite.  Elev. 6020-7240 ft.
T21N R78W S28.  41.7621 N, 106.1781 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland leading into north-facing slope of mountain mahogany and snowberry. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 5826.  7/6/1998. 		RM 667363
_________________________________________________________________________

782.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: E of Colo Hwy 17 on County Road AA to Wild Cherry Creek, ca 1.5 mi from trailhead, S of Mineral Hot Springs, N of Alamosa.  Elev. 8800 ft.
T45N R11E S33 SW1/4.  38.1134 N, 105.7587 W.  
Pinyon-juniper and riparian. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 3113.  7/3/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

783.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Cochetopa Hills: San Isabel National Forest: W on Forest Road 890 along Alder Creek at the forest boundary, S of Poncha Pass.  Elev. 9000 ft.
T47N R8E S3 NE1/4.  38.3484 N, 106.0741 W.  
Riparian with Abies concolor. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 3272.  7/3/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

784.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Trinidad Lake State Park: on Colo Hwy 12, W of Trinidad.  Elev. 6200 ft.
T33S R64W S28 N1/4.  37.1418 N, 104.5662 W.  
Pinyon and riparian. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 338.  5/27/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

785.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: along County Road 8 ca 2 air mi S of abandoned Kirkwell Post Office, ca 26.5 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4880 ft.
T33S R49W S33 SW1/4.  37.1217 N, 102.9411 W; GPS Reading.  
Roadside and adjacent rangeland. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 71935.  6/14/2007. 		RM 
     with Bernadette Kuhn
_________________________________________________________________________

786.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: along South Fork Sand Arroyo E of County Road 8, ca 11 air mi SSW of Pritchett; ca 21.5 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4880 ft.
T32S R49W S28 SW1/4.  37.2248 N, 102.94 W; GPS Reading.  
Flats and slopes in rangeland. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 71970.  6/14/2007. 		RM 
     with Bernadette Kuhn
_________________________________________________________________________

787.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 12 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4715 ft.
T31S R48W S2; also T32S R48W S35.  37.2938 N, 102.7785 W; GPS Reading.  
Buffalo grass, Opuntia sp., grazed upland shortgrass prairie. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 644.  5/30/2007. 		RM 
     with Laura E. Lukus
_________________________________________________________________________

788.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 12 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4715 ft.
T31S R48W S2; also T32S R48W S35.  37.2938 N, 102.7785 W; GPS Reading.  
Buffalo grass, Opuntia sp., grazed upland shortgrass prairie. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 645.  5/30/2007. 		RM 
     with Laura E. Lukus
_________________________________________________________________________

789.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 23 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4765 ft.
T35S R48W S20; also S29.  37.1487 N, 102.8353 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie with Yucca sp., Opuntia sp., and Buchloë dactyloides; grazed. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 647.  5/30/2007. 		RM 
     with Laura E. Lukus
_________________________________________________________________________

790.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 23 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4765 ft.
T35S R48W S20; also S29.  37.1487 N, 102.8353 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie with Yucca sp., Opuntia sp., and Buchloë dactyloides; grazed. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 648.  5/30/2007. 		RM 
     with Laura E. Lukus
_________________________________________________________________________

791.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Prowers County: Comanche National Grassland: Two Buttes.  Elev. 4369 ft.
T27S R46W S35.  37.6569 N, 102.5471 W; GPS Reading.  
Steep slopes with Opuntia and Bouteloua. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 717.  6/6/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

792.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Prowers County: Comanche National Grassland: Two Buttes.  Elev. 4369 ft.
T27S R46W S35.  37.6569 N, 102.5471 W; GPS Reading.  
Steep slopes with Opuntia and Bouteloua. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 718.  6/6/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

793.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 19 air mi SSW of Springfield.  Elev. 4605 ft.
T33S R47W S30.  37.1484 N, 102.7422 W; GPS Reading.  
Grazed pasture dominated by Buchloë, Psoralea, and Hordeum, between windmills. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 751.  6/7/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

794.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: just N of the North Fork Cimarron River, ca 15 air mi SSE of Vilas.  Elev. 4078 ft.
T33S R44W S15.  37.1633 N, 102.3774 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Buchloë dactyloides and Bouteloua spp. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1039.  6/10/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

795.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: 4 mi S of Vilas.  Elev. 4166 ft.
T31S R45W S25; also S26.  37.3177 N, 102.4472 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Buchloë dactyloides and Yucca glauca. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 944.  6/10/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

796.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: Carrizo Canyon.  Elev. 4796 ft.
T35S R49W S26.  37.1409 N, 103.0067 W; GPS Reading.  
Lush canyon dominated by Rhus aromatica. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1237b.  6/13/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

797.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 22 air mi WSW of La Junta.  Elev. 4484 ft.
T25S R58W S33.  37.8356 N, 103.8995 W; GPS Reading.  
Sandy upland prairie dominated by Opuntia, Mentzelia, and Aristida. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1293.  6/19/2007. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

798.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 10.5 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4694 ft.
T30S R47W S14.  37.3518 N, 102.7784 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Bromus japonicus and Elymus sp. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1365.  6/20/2007. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

799.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 9 air mi SE of La Junta.  Elev. 4473-4576 ft.
T25S R54W S21 N1/2.  37.8662 N, 103.4642 W to 37.8664 N, 103.47015 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky prairie with scattered Juniperus monosperma Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1591.  6/23/2007. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

800.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: North Picket House Draw, 7 air mi SE of Campo.  Elev. 4132 ft.
T35S R45W S4 N1/2.  37.0279 N, 102.4968 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass praire dominated by Buchloë dactyloides and Bouteloua sp. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1710.  6/25/2007. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

801.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: Carrizo Work Center, ca 7.5 air mi S of Springfield.  Elev. 4350 ft.
T32S R46W S4; also T31S R46W S33.  37.301 N, 102.607 W; GPS Reading.  
Old home site surrounded by shortgrass prairie; scattered Juniperus and Ulmus. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1749.  6/26/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

802.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 10 air mi SSW of Springfield.  Elev. 4450 ft.
T32S R47W S12.  37.267 N, 102.6619 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie with wet draw. Phenology: flowering. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1775.  6/26/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

803.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 4.5 air mi WSW of Pritchett.  Elev. 4939 ft.
T31S R49W S17.  37.3511 N, 102.9414 W; GPS Reading.  
Overgrazed shortgrass prairie. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 1813.  6/27/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

804.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Kansas, Morton County: Cimarron National Grassland: ca 12.5 air mi NE Elkhart.  Elev. 3353 ft.
T33S R41W S21 NW1/4.  37.1687 N, 101.7882 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky prairie dominated by Opuntia and Elymus. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2306.  7/7/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

805.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: 5.5 mi W of Campo on County Road J.  Elev. 4484 ft.
T34S R47W S2 South1/2.  37.1057 N, 102.6803 W; GPS Reading.  
Grazed pasture with lone Morus rubra. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2502.  7/10/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

806.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 8.5 air mi SE of Springfield.  Elev. 4303 ft.
T31S R46W S31; also S32.  37.3081 N, 102.5251 W; GPS Reading.  
Grazed shortgrass prairie dominated by Buchloë dactyloides. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2556.  7/11/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

807.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: Withers Canyon Corrals, ca 23 mi SSW of La Junta.  Elev. 4645 ft.
T27S R56W S25 SE1/4.  37.6595 N, 103.6206 W; GPS Reading.  
At corrals in heavily grazed shortgrass prairie with Opuntia imbricata. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2709.  7/14/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

808.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 18 air mi SSW of La Junta.  Elev. 4552 ft.
T27S R55W S31 W1/2.  37.7321 N, 103.62 W; GPS Reading.  
Grazed steppe with Cylindropunta imbricata. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2731.  7/14/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

809.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: near base of Shale Hills, ca 16.5 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4549 ft.
T26S R55W S29 E1/2.  37.7513 N, 103.606 W; GPS Reading.  
Rocky prairie with Helianthus annuus, Atriplex, and Aristida purpurea. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2738.  7/15/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

810.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Baca County: Comanche National Grassland: Carrizo Canyon, S of picnic area along Carrizo Creek, ca 29 air mi SW of Springfield.  Elev. 4817 ft.
T35S R50W S27 E1/2.  37.1348 N, 103.0167 W; GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Aristida purpurea and Bouteloua spp. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 2871.  8/4/2007. 		RM 
     with Amy Tomson
_________________________________________________________________________

811.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 16 mi S of La Junta, ca 5 mi W of Vogel Canyon on bluffs above the junction of Forest Road 350 and Rourke Road.  Elev. 4800 ft.
T26S R55W S19 SW1/4; also NE1/4 S30.  37.7579 N, 103.6195 W; GPS Reading.  
On an east-west ridge with limestone soil; with scattered juniper and Yucca glauca in Oryzopsis-Hilaria grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 13045b.  5/15/2004. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

812.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 5.5 air mi S of Kim.  Elev. 5555 ft.
T33S R53W S16.  37.1637 N, 103.3697 W; GPS Reading.  
Rolling grasslands, sandstone outcrops, and roadside. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 85009.  5/26/2007. 		RM 
     with Bernadette Kuhn, Laura E. Lukas
_________________________________________________________________________

813.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Comanche National Grassland: Purgatoire Canyon, northeast end.  Elev. 4350-4610 ft.
T28S R55W S3; also S4.  37.6412 N, 103.5584 W to 37.6415 N, 103.5817 W; GPS Reading.  
Rimrock and slope below to flats along river. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 85143b.  5/28/2007. 		RM 
     with Bernadette Kuhn, Laura E. Lukas
_________________________________________________________________________

814.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: Higbee Canyon, on Colo Hwy 109, ca 15 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4320 ft.
T26S R54W S17.  37.7789 N, 103.4852 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Sandstone canyon with scattered Juniperus monosperma and Rhus aromatica. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4264.  5/24/2008. 		RM 
     with Joe Rankin
_________________________________________________________________________

815.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: Vogel Canyon, ca 15.5 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4313 ft.
T26S R54W S24; also S30.  37.7617 N, 103.5132 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Dakota sandstone canyon walls dominated by Bouteloua spp. and Rhus aromatica with springs and pools below. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4358.  5/25/2008. 		RM 
     with Joe Rankin
_________________________________________________________________________

816.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland and Vicinity: along Colo Hwy 167 at radio tower, ca 12.5 air mi S of Fowler.  Elev. 4598 ft.
T24S R59W S20 NW1/4.  37.9497 N, 104.0403 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Rocky shortgrass prairie with clay soils. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4633.  6/4/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

817.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: Timpas Creek ca 1/3 mi N of Timpas.  Elev. 4397 ft.
T25S R57W S34.  37.8237 N, 103.7752 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Along creek dominated by Tamarix, Salix, and Scirpus. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4745.  6/5/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

818.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland and Vicinity: Carrica Ranch off Colo Hwy 109, ca 11 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4515 ft.
T25S R54W S31.  37.8243 N, 103.5058 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Roadside and rocky hill. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4763.  6/6/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

819.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: above Withers Canyon and Purgatoire Canyon, ca 23 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4628 ft.
T27S R55W S28.  37.6591 N, 103.5708 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Sandy soil in mixed grass prairie dominated by Elymus, Sporobolus, and Schedonnardus. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4828.  6/6/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

820.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: near Withers Canyon Trailhead, ca 22 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4602 ft.
T27S R55W S27.  37.6606 N, 103.5692 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Aristida, Elymus, and Stipa with scattered Juniperus monosperma. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4865.  6/6/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

821.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: near Withers Canyon Trailhead, ca 22 air mi S of La Junta.  Elev. 4602 ft.
T27S R55W S27.  37.6606 N, 103.5692 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Aristida, Elymus, and Stipa with scattered Juniperus monosperma. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 4876.  6/6/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

822.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: along two track between Christian and Devils canyons, by old house site, ca 4 air mi WSW of Bloom; ca 34 air mi SW of La Junta.  Elev. 4992 ft.
T27S R59W S28.  37.67315 N, 104.0211 W; NAD 83, , Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Rocky shortgrass prairie with Stanleya, Kraschenninikovia, and Opuntia. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 5035.  6/9/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

823.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 1.5 mi E on Gulch or County Road 28, N of Westcliffe.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T20S R73W S5 SW1/4.  38.3423 N, 105.5614 W.  
By a small spring; pinyon-juniper, lower end for ponderosa; riparian. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 497.  5/27/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

824.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Comanche National Grassland: near the head of Poitrey Creek ca 2 air mi W of Fallas Mesa, ca 7 air mi S of Villegreen.  Elev. 5864 ft.
T33S R55W S1 W1/2.  37.2018 N, 103.5328 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Pasture dominated by Buchloë dactyloides; at stock tank overflow area. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 6392.  7/11/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

825.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Comanche National Grassland: near Poitrey Creek, ca 4.5 air mi SW of Villegreen; ca 11.5 air mi W of Kim.  Elev. 6031 ft.
T32S R55W S15 SE1/4.  37.2488 N, 103.564 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
At stockpond in pasture dominated by Buchloë dactyloides and Opuntia spp. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 6436.  7/11/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

826.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Otero County: Comanche National Grassland: ca 10.5 air mi S of Timpas.  Elev. 4934 ft.
T27S R56W S30 W1/2.  37.66805 N, 103.7301 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sandy soil, shortgrass prairie dominated by Sporobolus and Aristida purpurea with scattered Juniperus monosperma. Phenology: fruiting. 

Bernadette Kuhn, 6673.  7/14/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

827.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: along east side of I-25, 1/4-3/4 air mi SW of where I-25 crosses the Vermejo River.  Elev. 5959 ft.
36 29' 12.2" N, 104 34' 41.4" W; WGS 84, uncertainty 13 m., GPS reading.  
Shortgrass prairie dominated by Bouteloua dactyloides, Hilaria jamesii, and other grasses; area along fenceline was recently disturbed. Tepals light yellow; scattered in small patches. Photographed. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 3926.  6/7/2007. 		RM 901151	Barcode: RM0030600
     with Neil Snow
_________________________________________________________________________

828.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: on north side of NM Hwy 555 4.2 road mi W of where Hwy 555 joins U.S. Hwy 64; 4.8 air mi SW of Raton.  Elev. 6638 ft.
36 51' 45" N, 104 30' 44" W; WGS 84, Digital map.  
Dry open Pinus edulis woodland with Quercus ×undulata and scattered Juniperus monosperma, on gentle rolling terrain at base of steep sandstone bluffs. Tepals yellow; pads creeping along ground, angled vertically to ground surface; common. Photographed. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 4199.  6/11/2007. 		RM 901150	Barcode: RM0030599
_________________________________________________________________________

829.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: along Dillon Canyon Road just downstream (E of) mouth of Gardiner Canyon on south side of golf course on SW side of Raton.  Elev. 6609 ft.
36 53' 11.1" N, 104 28' 17" W; WGS 84, uncertainty 5 m., GPS reading.  
Open valley bottom with scattered Populus angustifolia and P. deltoidea along dry streambed; surrounded by grassy fields. Tepals yellow; stems creeping along ground; scattered in dry soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 4509.  6/17/2007. 		RM 901149	Barcode: RM0030598
_________________________________________________________________________

830.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: on bluff 1.2 mi due E of old Koehler mining town; 14 air mi SW of Raton.  Elev. 6743 ft.
36 44' 21.9" N, 104 35' 48.8" W; WGS 84, uncertainty 6 m., GPS reading.  
Steep, south-facing sandstone bluff with fine scree, among woodland of Juniperus monosperma and Pinus edulis; dry soil. Tepals yellow; pads in small clumps; frequent in open areas. Photographed. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 4736.  6/21/2007. 		RM 901148	Barcode: RM0030597
_________________________________________________________________________

831.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Vermejo Park Ranch: slope on west side of Lorencito Canyon 0.47 mi N of mouth of Cottonwood Canyon.  Elev. 7557 ft.
37 0' 46" N, 104 50' 22" W; WGS 84, Digital map.  
Rocky southeast-facing slope dominated by a mix of Pinus edulis, Pinus ponderosa, Juniperus scopulorum, and shrubby Quercus ×undulata. Flowers yellow; plants rare in rocky openings. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 5058.  6/26/2007. 		RM 901147	Barcode: RM0030596
_________________________________________________________________________

832.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Las Animas County: Vermejo Park Ranch: ridgeline on east side of Rita Canyon in upper part of canyon, 15 air mi SW of Trinidad.  Elev. 7599 ft.
37 4' 41.2" N, 104 45' 9.4" W; WGS 84, uncertainty 5 m., GPS reading.  
Rocky open ridgeline dominated by shrubby Quercus gambellii, Quercus ×undulata, and scattered Pinus ponderosa; southwest aspect. Flowers yellow; frequent in rocky openings. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 5536.  7/4/2007. 		RM 901146	Barcode: RM0029142
_________________________________________________________________________

833.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: SE end of ridge between Ashenfelder Canyon and Beardon Canyon; 1.15 air mi SSW of Koehler townsite.  Elev. 6724 ft.
36 43' 31.6" N, 104 37' 31.6" W; WGS 84, uncertainty 7 m., GPS reading.  
Steep rocky slope with Pinus edulis, Juniperus monosperma, Cercocarpus montanus, Quercus ×undulata. Stems erect; locally common in small open flats among pines. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ben Legler, 7411.  8/9/2007. 		RM 901145	Barcode: RM0029141
_________________________________________________________________________

834.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: low hills on south side of Ponil Creek, 3.9 air mi ESE of Cimarron.  Elev. 6252 ft.
36.496315 N, 104.848831 W; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
Dry, gravelly hills with Quercus ×undulata, Opuntia phaeacantha, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Chrysothamnus nauseosus. Frequent in loose soil along bluff side; fruit yellowish. Specimen GPS: 36.494812, -104.846764. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ben Legler, 7973.  5/16/2008. 		RM 901144	Barcode: RM0029140
_________________________________________________________________________

835.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: along north side of Dry Arroyo 2.3 air mi NW of French Corners and 1.6 air mi W of I-25.  Elev. 5874 ft.
36.477535 N, 104.616928 W; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
Dry stony soil, gentle south lope; dominated by Opuntia polyacantha and scattered tufts of grass. Pads vertical, stems trailing along ground; abundant. Specimen GPS: 36.477543, -104.616928. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Ben Legler, 8165.  5/27/2008. 		RM 901143	Barcode: RM0029139
_________________________________________________________________________

836.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: in East Fork Chimney Canyon 1.9 air mi N of its junction with West Fork Chimney Canyon; 8.5 air mi ESE of Vermejo Park.  Elev. 7541 ft.
36.869507 N, 104.836983 W; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
Rocky east facing slope with Quercus gambelii, Quercus ×undulata, and Pinus edulis. Occasional among rocks. Specimen GPS: 36.869503, -104.836945. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Ben Legler, 8420.  6/4/2008. 		RM 901142	Barcode: RM0029138
_________________________________________________________________________

837.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: in Cerrososo Canyon 2.1 air mi N of mouth of Plaza Canyon; 8.5 air mi NNE of Cimarron.  Elev. 7003 ft.
36.635647 N, 104.888115 W; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
Sandstone bluff, with small cliff lined by Quercus gambelii and Quercus ×undulata; morning shade. Pads erect; plants uncommon in open area among boulders. Specimen GPS: 36.635059, -104.888252. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Ben Legler, 8483.  6/6/2008. 		RM 901141	Barcode: RM0029137
_________________________________________________________________________

838.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Colfax County: Vermejo Park Ranch: on W slope of unnamed canyon on northeast side of Jones Canyon 0.8 air mi NE of canyon mouth; 9.7 air mi WNW of Raton.  Elev. 7423 ft.
36.945942 N, 104.610451 W; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
East-facing slope dominated by shrubby Quercus gambelii, with Pinus ponderosa, Juniperus scopulorum, and Cercocarpus montanus. Tepals yellow; stems low to ground; uncommon in gravelly soil below outcrop. Specimen GPS: 36.946068, -104.611259. Phenology: flowering. 

Ben Legler, 9110.  6/26/2008. 		RM 901140	Barcode: RM0029136
_________________________________________________________________________

839.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: junction of U.S. Hwy 50 and Colo Hwy 67, N of Florence.  Elev. 5420 ft.
T18S R69W S33 SW1/4.  38.4409 N, 105.1142 W.  
Prairie-grassland on south side of highway. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 586.  5/27/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

840.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Beartooth Mountains: Shoshone National Forest: Clarks Fork Canyon along Morrison Trail, ca 25-26 air mi NNW of Cody.  Elev. 4440-4600 ft.
T56N R104W S12 SE1/4; also NW1/4 S13.  44.8247 N, 109.3486 W to 44.8422 N, 109.3215 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Gravelly soil with granite boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 71169.  5/24/2007. 		USFS 861000	Barcode: USFS0043094
     with Emily Elliott, Brian Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

841.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: off U.S. Hwy 50 between Texas Creek and Canon City on Copper Gulch Road, just S of Sunset City.  Elev. 7220 ft.
T19S R72W S16 NW1/4.  39.1806 N, 105.4501 W.  
By spring along streambed; riparian and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 706.  6/3/1998. 		RM 
     with Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

842.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: on Colo Hwy 96, E of Wetmore, just over the county line.  Elev. 5540 ft.
T21S R68W S7 NW1/4.  38.2394 N, 105.0357 W.  
Prairie after steep grade. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 767.  6/3/1998. 		RM 
     with Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

843.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Stillwater County: Beartooth Mountains: along Mont Hwy 420, ca 3/4 mi N of Beehive, ca 31 air mi NW of Red Lodge.  Elev. 4680-5360 ft.
T4S R16E S14 N1/2.  45.4885 N, 109.718 W; WGS 84, , GPS Reading.  
Volcanic tuft (ash substrate) cliffs and surrounding slopes dominated by annual weedy forbs with very few trees, area recently burned. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily Elliott, 926.  6/4/2007. 		RM 939418	Barcode: RM0111400
     with Brian Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

844.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Park County: Gallatin Range: Gallatin National Forest: just N of Gardiner.  Elev. 5800-6000 ft.
T9S R8E S23 NW1/4; also SW1/4 S14.  45.0419 N, 110.7138 W; WGS 84, , GPS Reading.  
Open disturbed slopes onto calcarious cliffs (old hot-spring?). Phenology: flowering. 

Emily Elliott, 1910.  6/17/2007. 		USFS 868678	Barcode: USFS0062912
_________________________________________________________________________

845.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: N on Colo Hwy 17; San Isabel Creek at end of Forest Road 957, E of Moffat.  Elev. 8080 ft.
T44N R11E S26 SE1/4.  38.0334 N, 105.7364 W.  
Riparian and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 863.  6/4/1998. 		RM 
     with Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

846.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: at Exit 42 on I-25.  Elev. 6400 ft.
T29S R65W S17 NW1/4.  37.5219 N, 104.6923 W.  
Grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 980.  6/4/1998. 		RM 
     with Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

847.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: Froze Creek State Wildlife Trust Area.  Elev. 8262 ft.
T23S R72W S36 SE1/4.  38.0059 N, 105.3834 W.  
Fine-grained soil; dominant species: grasses, Erigeron, and Erysimum. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 1029.  6/21/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

848.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 2.8 road mi on County Road 560 from Colo Hwy 69.  Elev. 7150-7350 ft.
T26S R70W S35 N1/8; also South1/8 S26.  37.7405 N, 105.1848 W.  
Dry, sandy soil; dominant species: pinyon, Opuntia, and grasses. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 1133.  6/22/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

849.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Stillwater County: Beartooth Mountains: ca 2 air mi W of Nye.  Elev. 4980-4990 ft.
T5S R14E S1 NE1/4.  45.4478 N, 109.8209 W; NAD 83, , GPS Reading.  
Roadside and along irrigation ditch. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 85587.  6/15/2007. 		RM 939417	Barcode: RM0111403
_________________________________________________________________________

850.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Beartooth Mountains: N of Littlerock Creek at the foot of the Beartooth Plateau, ca 4.5 air mi E of Deep Lake, ca 7 air mi W of Clark; ca 29 air mi NNW of Cody.  Elev. 4920-5750 ft.
T57N R103W S22.  44.9024 N, 109.2966 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.5 mi., Nat. Geog. TOPO!.  
Stony sagebrush slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 38334.  6/15/1996. 		USFS 860999	Barcode: USFS0043096
_________________________________________________________________________

851.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 8.5 road mi on Oak Creek Grade Road from Colo Hwy 96.  Elev. 8050-8200 ft.
T21S R71W S19.  38.2102 N, 105.3651 W.  
Along dry stream bed and slopes; dry, sandy soil; dominant species: ponderosa, grasses, Castilleja, and Lupinus. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 1293.  6/25/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

852.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Buck Springs Draw and Badger Creek area, ca 1.5 mi NE of intersection of County roads 504 and 209, near BLM Road 3417, ca 5 air mi E of Saratoga.  Elev. 7004 ft.
T14N R83W S2; also S3, S9, S10, S11; also S16.  41.4662 N, 106.7239 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
Patchy, sandy sagebrush plains; soil lichen common. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 739.  6/18/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

853.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 2.5 road mi on County Road 1 from County Road 28.  Elev. 7350-7500 ft.
T19S R72W S34.  38.3564 N, 105.4202 W.  
Dry, sandy soil; dominant species: pinyon and Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 1364.  6/25/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

854.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: School Creek, 2 mi E of Platte River, 1 mi N of intersection of BLM Road 3404 and County Road 660 (French Creek Road), ca 21 air mi SE of Saratoga.  Elev. 7734 ft.
T15N R81W S31; also S32.  41.2209 N, 106.5238 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush upland plains, grazed by cattle. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 785.  6/18/2007. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

855.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: San Isabel National Forest: off of County Road 274 just beyond national forest entrance.  Elev. 9050-9670 ft.
T21S R70W S21.  38.2102 N, 105.2187 W.  
Along stream and mountainsides; dominant species: aspen, oak, and Mertensia. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 1525.  6/27/1998. 		RM 
     with B. E. Nelson, Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

856.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: San Isabel National Forest: ca 2.3 road mi on Forest Road 388 off of Greenwood Road.  Elev. 6400-6450 ft.
T21S R69W S26.  38.1956 N, 105.0723 W.  
Dominant species: oak, mountain mahogany, some ponderosa; sandy soil. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 158.  6/9/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

857.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Isabel National Forest: ca 1.2 road mi on County Road 240 from U.S. Hwy 50.  Elev. 8600-8900 ft.
T50N R7E S28 NE1/4.  38.5588 N, 106.1968 W.  
Along stream and dry ponderosa pine forest slopes; soil fine-grained to gravelly; ponderosa, Rosa, Salix, and aspen. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 1650.  6/29/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

858.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: Wick Brothers Wildlife Management Area: above and E of Wagonhound Creek and ca 1/2 to 3/4 air mi S of I-80, ca 7 air mi SE of town of Elk Mountain.  Elev. 7520-7720 ft.
T19N R79W S8 SW1/4.  41.6305 N, 106.2917 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Rocky clay slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 74679.  7/6/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

859.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: north end of Overland Flats on east side of Wyo Hwy 130, ca 3/4 mi S of Walcott Junction.  Elev. 6740 ft.
T20N R84W S2 SW1/4.  41.73 N, 106.822 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Silty soil on sagebrush steppe. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 74787.  7/7/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

860.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Overland Flats ca 2 1/4 mi E of Wyo Hwy 130 and N of  Rattlesnake Pass or County Road 400, ca 16.5 air mi N of Saratoga.  Elev. 6775 ft.
T20N R83W S20 W1/2.  41.6929 N, 106.7655 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Silty soil on sagebrush steppe. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 74802.  7/7/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

861.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: north end of Lake Oreek Flats on County Road 215 (Stock Drive Way), ca 8.4 air mi NNW of Saratoga.  Elev. 6900-7000 ft.
T18N R83W S4 NW1/4.  41.5671 N, 106.744 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sandy rolling sagebrush steppe with cobblestone ridges and knolls. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 74823.  7/7/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

862.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Medicine Bow Mountains: near the end of BLM Road 3431 above the Laramie River Canyon, ca 5.3 air mi S of Woods Landing; ca 29.7 air mi SW of Laramie.  Elev. 8100 ft.
T12N R77W S3 SW1/4.  41.0359 N, 106.0325 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush patch on lee slope of ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 74905.  7/10/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

863.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Laramie Plains: just W of County Road 34 (Sand Creek Road) and 1 mi S of County Road 322 (Bull Mountain Road), between Sand and Spring Creeks, ca 20 air mi SW of Laramie and 3 mi S of Lone Tree Reservoirs.  Elev. 7439 ft.
T13N R75W S36.  41.0579 N, 105.7473 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
Plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 5451.  6/27/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

864.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Medicine Bow Mountains: south end of Sheep Mountain, near Forest Road 311 (Fox Creek Road), ca 26 air mi SW of Laramie; ca 1 air mi N of Woods Landing.  Elev. 7436 ft.
T14N R77W S33; also S34.  41.1309 N, 106.0316 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
Rocky sagebrush hill, southwest aspect. Phenology: fruiting. 

Laura E. Lukas, 8057.  8/13/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

865.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: off of County Road 622.  Elev. 7260-7680 ft.
T26S R68W S7 SW1/8; also NW1/8 S18; also T26S R69W SE1/8 S12 and NE1/8 S13.  37.7988 N, 105.0389 W.  
Dominant species: pinyon and juniper; sandstone outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 411.  6/13/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

866.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: Cedar Ridge and Cottonwood Creek, ca 3 air mi NE of Wyo hwys 130 and 230 intersection, ca 9 air mi SE of Saratoga.  Elev. 7033-7057 ft.
T16N R83W S2; also S10, S11.  41.3736 N, 106.7062 W to 41.3939 N, 106.7062 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush at base of ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9142.  6/22/2009. 		RM 929197	Barcode: RM0089648
_________________________________________________________________________

867.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Rattlesnake Creek area, N of County Road 400 (Rattlesnake Road), ca 3 air mi SE of I-80 exit 238 (Peterson Ranch) and ca 18 air mi NNE of Saratoga.  Elev. 6898 ft.
T20N R83W S24.  41.6877 N, 106.6781 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills with several gullies, sandy, abundant bare ground. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9440.  6/29/2009. 		RM 929198	Barcode: RM0089647
_________________________________________________________________________

868.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Sand Basin, ca 2 air mi W of Wyo Hwy 130 and ca 6 air mi NNW of Saratoga.  Elev. 6896 ft.
T19N R84W S28.  41.5882 N, 106.8443 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush flats. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9550.  7/1/2009. 		RM 929199	Barcode: RM0089649
_________________________________________________________________________

869.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Sand Basin/ Overland Flats, along Wyo Hwy 130, ca 9 air mi N of Saratoga.  Elev. 6976 ft.
T19N R84W S26.  41.5903 N, 106.8227 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9587.  7/1/2009. 		RM 929200	Barcode: RM0089650
_________________________________________________________________________

870.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Sheep Rock area, ca 2 air mi NW of Sixmile Hill and ca 7 air mi NNW of Saratoga, along County Road 508 (Pick Bridge Road).  Elev. 7036 ft.
T18N R84W S10.  41.5501 N, 106.8307 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9652.  7/1/2009. 		RM 929201	Barcode: RM0089651
_________________________________________________________________________

871.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: along French Creek, just S and SW of intersection of County Road 660 (French/Holmes Road) and BLM Road 3404, ca 33 air mi ESE of Encampment.  Elev. 7745 ft.
T14N R81W S5.  41.211 N, 106.5234 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills, heavily grazed by cattle. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9815.  7/7/2009. 		RM 929202	Barcode: RM0089652
_________________________________________________________________________

872.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: Bennet Peak and near North Platte River and campground, ca 28 air mi NE of Encampment and ca 14 air mi SW of Ryan Park.  Elev. 7225-7320 ft.
T15N R82W S14; also S23.  41.2648 N, 106.5769 W to 41.2608 N, 106.574 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Ponderosa pine/juniper savannah with rock outcrops and much bare ground. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9884.  7/7/2009. 		RM 929203	Barcode: RM0089653
_________________________________________________________________________

873.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: ca 3.9 road mi S on Oak Creek Grade Road from Canon City; from ca 0.5-2.5 trail mi past Tanner Trailhead, on and around the trail.  Elev. 6300-8400 ft.
T19S R70W S29; also S30; also T19S R71W S25.  38.3688 N, 105.2432 W.  
Dominant species: pinyon pine, mountain mahogany, and oak; ponderosa and blue spruce at higher elevations; mainly granite outcrops, soil sandy to gravelly in texture. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 54.  6/5/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

874.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: western end of  BLM Road 3417, ca 3 mi E of Saratoga.  Elev. 6911 ft.
T17N R83W S8; also S9.  41.4583 N, 106.7526 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9968.  7/9/2009. 		RM 929204	Barcode: RM0089654
_________________________________________________________________________

875.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Saratoga Valley: Buck Springs Draw area S of County Road 205 (Lake Creek Road), ca 5 air mi NE of Saratoga and ca 6 air mi SE of Sixmile Hill.  Elev. 6975-7046 ft.
T18N R83W S34.  41.4928 N, 106.7251 W to 41.4808 N, 106.7222 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 9978.  7/9/2009. 		RM 929206	Barcode: RM0089656
_________________________________________________________________________

876.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Medicine Bow Mountains: 3-3.5 mi ESE of Bennett Peak between North and South forks Corral Creek, ca 13 air mi ENE of Encampment and ca 19 air mi SE of Saratoga.  Elev. 7707-7859 ft.
T15N R82W S13; also S24; also T15N R81W S17; also S18, 19.  41.2511 N, 106.539 W to 41.265 N, 106.5391 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush hills. Phenology: flowering. 

Laura E. Lukas, 10267.  7/15/2009. 		RM 929205	Barcode: RM0089655
_________________________________________________________________________

877.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: ca 2.4 road mi on Airport Road from Colo Hwy 69.  Elev. 8700-8900 ft.
T23S R71W S27; also E1/8 S28.  38.0205 N, 105.3102 W.  
Along small stream and open fields; soil fine-grained to gravelly in texture; dominant species: Chrysothamnus. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 661.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

878.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: NE of De Weese Reservoir.  Elev. 7600-7700 ft.
T21S R72W S21 NW1/4.  38.2102 N, 105.4383 W.  
Fine-grained soil; dominant species: Senecio and Penstemon. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 703.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

879.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 1 road mi on Gulch Road from Colo Hwy 69.  Elev. 7050 ft.
T20S R73W S6.  38.3423 N, 105.5791 W.  
Granite and metamorphic chunks; dominant species: pinyon, oak, and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 750.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

880.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 0.5 road mi on Colo Hwy 69 just before the intersection with U.S. Hwy 50.  Elev. 6270-6300 ft.
T19S R73W S18.  38.3988 N, 105.5791 W.  
Soil sandy in texture with granite chunks; dominant species: Chrysothamnus, juniper, and Salix. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 778.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

881.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Acres of Ireland, ca 1/4 mi on Highland Drive from U.S. Hwy 50.  Elev. 6800-6900 ft.
T48N R10E S11.  38.4175 N, 105.8329 W.  
By a small stream; dominant species: oak, Douglas fir, and horsetails. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Charity Hall, 848.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

882.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 0.7 road mi on County Road 212 from intersection with County Road 210.  Elev. 8150-8400 ft.
T49N R7E S13.  38.5024 N, 106.1425 W.  
By stream and adjacent slopes; dominant species: Artemisia, skunkbrush, pinyon, juniper, and aspen. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 903.  6/17/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

883.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sawatch Range: San Isabel National Forest: Mears Junction, ca 1 mi beyond Rainbow Trailhead.  Elev. 8800 ft.
T48N R8E S5 E1/2.  38.4313 N, 106.1112 W.  
Drainage plus two adjacent slopes; soil fine-grained with some granite chunks; ponderosa, dominant species: ponderosa, Douglas fir, aspen, and pinyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Charity Hall, 962.  6/17/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Jacobs and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

884.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Musselshell County: Golf Course Road, ca 13.5 air mi W of Roundup, ca 1.5 air mi E of junction with Timber Butte Road.  Elev. 1160 m.
T9N R23E S29.  46.5041 N, 108.8497 W; NAD 83, uncertainty 0.25 mi., GPS reading.  
Rocky draw running SW to NE; very dry, scattered Pinus ponderosa; limestone and shale cliffs. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rick McNeill, 1810.  7/7/2008. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

885.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Colorado City, ca 0.5 air mi NNE of Graneros Road Interchange on I-25.  Elev. 5800-6100 ft.
T24S R66W S30 NE1/4.  37.933 N, 104.8161 W.  
Pinyon-juniper-oak community, undisturbed by road building. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60383.  6/17/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

886.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Park County: Paradise Valley: in the Carbella Recreation Site on the Yellowstone River, ca 15 air mi NW of Gardiner.  Elev. 5000 ft.
T7S R7E S19 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S20.  45.2111 N, 110.9013 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
In disturbed area around road and campground and undisturbed slope dominated by introduced grasses and native forbs. Phenology: flowering. 

Emily Elliott, 4781.  6/19/2008. 		RM 939416	Barcode: RM0111399
     with Brian Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

887.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 0.5 air mi NW of Williamsburg (city center).  Elev. 5300 ft.
T19S R69W S19 NW1/4.  39.1642 N, 105.1571 W.  
Grassland and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60584.  5/23/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

888.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Temple Canyon Road, ca 3.5 air mi SW of Canon City (city center).  Elev. 5800-5900 ft.
T19S R70W S7 SW1/4.  38.4121 N, 105.2617 W.  
Rocky slopes and grasslands. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60670.  5/23/1998. 		RM 
     with Brian Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

889.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Custer County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: Oak Creek Grade Road (County Road 255), ca 5 road mi NE of Silvercliff.  Elev. 7900-7980 ft.
T21S R72W S26 SE1/4.  38.1956 N, 105.4017 W.  
Oak-pinyon and grassland. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60771.  6/1/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

890.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: Bear Gulch at Grape Creek.  Elev. 6800-6850 ft.
T20S R71W S8 South1/2.  38.3282 N, 105.3496 W.  
Rocky slopes with oak and pinyon and area along creek. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60838.  6/1/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

891.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: southeast end of Wet Mountains, ca 13 air mi NW of Walsenburg.  Elev. 6700-7400 ft.
T26S R68W S27 N1/2; also South1/2 S22.  37.7551 N, 104.9842 W.  
Rocky ridges and grassy valley. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60942.  6/2/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

892.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 0.5-1 air mi ENE to NE of Gardner Butte.  Elev. 7050-7270 ft.
T26S R69W S8 SE1/4; also E1/2 S17.  37.7988 N, 105.1301 W.  
Grassland with areas of pinyon pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 60986.  6/2/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

893.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 2-3 air mi N of Gardner Butte.  Elev. 7180-7410 ft.
T26S R69W S5; also W1/4 S4.  37.8133 N, 105.1301 W.  
Degraded grassland with pinyon pine on ridges. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61027.  6/3/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

894.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: County Road 634, ca 5-6 air mi NNW of Gardner Butte.  Elev. 7500-7640 ft.
T25S R70W S27 E1/4.  37.8454 N, 105.2004 W.  
Grasslands and pinyon pine-juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61134.  6/3/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

895.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: NW of the intersection of County Road 555 and Colo Hwy 69 on southwest slope of Black Mountain, ca 6-7 air mi WNW to NW of Gardner Butte.  Elev. 7500-7900 ft.
T25S R71W S36 W1/2; also SE1/4 S35 and S1/4 S25.  37.8309 N, 105.2736 W.  
Pinyon-juniper slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61181.  6/3/1998. 		RM 
     with Melanie Arnett, Charity Hall, Brian Jacobs, and Alex Morgan
_________________________________________________________________________

896.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Colo Hwy 78, ca 5.5 air mi SW of Pueblo (city center).  Elev. 4900-5000 ft.
T21S R65W S17 SW1/2.  38.2248 N, 104.688 W.  
Roadcut with calcareous substrate. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61354.  6/15/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

897.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Chouteau County: Turecks Ranch, ESE of Square Butte, ca 33 air mi SE of Fort Benton.  Elev. 1184 m.
T20N R12E S27.  47.4621 N, 110.2024 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Open meadow in dry draw, running west to east on north side; south aspect; 0-15% slope; grazed. Phenology: flowering. 

Rick McNeill, 5851.  7/3/2009. 		RM 
     with Matt Voigt
_________________________________________________________________________

898.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Rouse Interchange on I-25, on road to Pryor.  Elev. 6400 ft.
T29S R65W S17 NW1/4.  37.5219 N, 104.6923 W.  
Grassland and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61426.  6/17/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

899.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Meagher County: Little Belt Mountains: just below the confluence of Eagle Creek and Smith River, ca 23 air mi NW of White Sulphur Springs.  Elev. 1338 m.
T12N R4E S11.  46.8195 N, 111.1867 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Riparian zone along river; shale cliff and slope; west aspect; 20-100% slope; scattered Pinus ponderosa. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Rick McNeill, 6350.  7/14/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

900.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sheep Mountain Overlook, ca 1.5 air mi NW of Badito on Colo Hwy 69.  Elev. 6600-6700 ft.
T26S R68W S31 SW1/4.  37.7405 N, 105.0389 W.  
Grassland and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61662a.  6/20/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

901.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sheep Mountain Overlook, ca 1.5 air mi NW of Badito on Colo Hwy 69.  Elev. 6600-6700 ft.
T26S R68W S31 SW1/4.  37.7405 N, 105.0389 W.  
Grassland and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 61662b.  6/20/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

902.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Goldeneye Wildlife and Recreation Area: Burlington Lake, N of U.S. Hwy 20-26, ca 22 road mi to Casper.  Elev. 5500 ft.
T35N R82W S8; also S7.  43.0189 N, 106.7063 W.  
Greasewood-sagebrush flats; alkaline lake shores. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 6519.  7/14/1998. 		RM 667364
_________________________________________________________________________

903.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: W of the Little Missouri River or South Camp Crook Road ca 8.5 air mi SW of Capitol; ca 25 air mi NE of Alzada.  Elev. 3250-3288 ft.
T6S R62E S9 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S10.  45.3251 N, 104.1239 W to 45.3236 N, 104.1277 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Flats and rolling hills in grassland with patches of cactus. Phenology: fruiting. 

B. E. Nelson, 78312.  7/28/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

904.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: S of U.S. Hwy 212 and E of Titus Creek, ca 22.5 air mi ESE of Ashland.  Elev. 3580-3700 ft.
T3S R48W S34.  45.5276 N, 105.7898 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated grazing land interspersed with badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 963.  6/21/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

905.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: La Garita Mountains: ca 1 air mi W of Big Springs Picnic Area, ca 12 air mi W of Saguache.  Elev. 8500-8600 ft.
T44N R6E S7 NW1/4.  38.077 N, 106.3568 W.  
Igneous caprock and drainage below. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 62135.  7/3/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

906.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: On the west side of The Jumpoff, ca 1 air mi E of County Road 897 and ca 3 air mi S of SD Hwy 20, ca 7.5 air mi ESE of Camp Crook.  Elev. 3260-3350 ft.
T18N R2E S12 SW1/4.  45.5354 N, 103.8263 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 2185.  7/13/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

907.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Unnamed tributary of South Fork Moreau River, ca 0.5 air mi SW of County Road 897 and ca 3 air mi S of junction of 897 and Dillon Road, ca 21 air mi SSE of Camp Crook.  Elev. 3110-3160 ft.
T15N R3E S18 SW1/4.  45.2632 N, 103.808 W; WGS 83, , GPS reading.  
Grazing land dominated by grasses. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 2238.  7/16/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

908.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: in and around draws SE of junction of North Divide or Forest Road 3125 and Forest Road 3145 in the vicinity of Camp Spring, ca 4.5 air mi S of Reva Gap, ca 19 air mi ESE of Buffalo.  Elev. 3300-3440 ft.
T17N R8E S6.  45.4671 N, 103.1853 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated flat with scattered green ash. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 2308.  7/17/2009. 		USFS 887715	Barcode: USFS0052531
_________________________________________________________________________

909.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: just SW of Summit Pass on SD Hwy 79, ca 23.5 air mi SE of Buffalo.  Elev. 3450 ft.
T16N R8E S8 N1/2.  45.3713 N, 103.1773 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Open ponderosa pine and grass woodland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 2532.  7/17/2009. 		USFS 884368	Barcode: USFS0049383
_________________________________________________________________________

910.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: Ca 0.5 air mi E of Mont Hwy 484 or Otter Creek Road, ca 6.5 air mi N of Fort Howes and ca 15 air mi SSE of Ashland.  Elev. 3240-3290 ft.
T5S R45E S22 NE1/4.  45.3935 N, 106.162 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated grazing land. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 2715.  7/22/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

911.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: in the vicinity of Rimrock Spring, ca 1 air mi S of Forest Road 3151, ca 7.5 air mi SE of Summit Pass on SD Hwy 79 and ca 31 air mi SE of Buffalo.  Elev. 3300-3360 ft.
T16N R9E S28 SW1/4; also N1/2 S33.  45.3165 N, 103.0363 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated butte top with occasional hardwood draws. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 2820.  7/25/2009. 		USFS 887714	Barcode: USFS0052530
_________________________________________________________________________

912.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Near the head of South Creek in the vicinity of unnamed reservoir on a tributary of North Fork Corral Creek,  S of Ridge Road, ca 13 air mi WNW of its junction with Mont Hwy 323, and ca 23 air mi SSW of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3450-3490 ft.
T3S R57E S22.  45.5668 N, 104.6683 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass and Melilotus-dominated grazing land. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3128.  7/28/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

913.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Just off of Mont Hwy 323 at Skull Creek, ca 3 road mi S of junction with Tie Creek Road, ca 23.5 air mi SSE of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3260-3290 ft.
T3S R59E S13 SE1/4.  45.567 N, 104.381 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Mixed grass and badlands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3244.  7/28/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

914.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: South Cave Hills: in and around Timber Canyon, between Forest roads 3113 and 3137, ca 11.5 air mi N of Buffalo.  Elev. 3400 ft.
T21N R5E S30 SW1/4.  45.745 N, 103.5592 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated butte top. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3710.  8/4/2009. 		USFS 887712	Barcode: USFS0052528
_________________________________________________________________________

915.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: South Cave Hills: in and around McKenzie Gulch, S of Forest Road 3113, ca 10 air mi N of Buffalo.  Elev. 3040-3160 ft.
T20N R5E S5.  45.7248 N, 103.5391 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated meadow. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3840.  8/4/2009. 		USFS 887711	Barcode: USFS0052527
_________________________________________________________________________

916.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: just S of Government Hill, W of Forest Road 3124, ca 16 air mi E of Buffalo.  Elev. 3400-3580 ft.
T19N R7E S25 SW1/4.  45.5771 N, 103.2137 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Rocky and sandy grass-dominated slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3897.  8/10/2009. 		USFS 887713	Barcode: USFS0052529
_________________________________________________________________________

917.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: just S of Government Hill, W of Forest Road 3124, ca 16 air mi E of Buffalo.  Elev. 3400-3580 ft.
T19N R7E S25 SW1/4.  45.5771 N, 103.2137 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Rocky and sandy grass-dominated slope. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 3911.  8/10/2009. 		USFS 887710	Barcode: USFS0052526
_________________________________________________________________________

918.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Ca 1.5 air mi NW of Hammond Road, in and around unnamed reservoir on Muskrat Creek, ca 6.5 air mi WSW of Ridgeway.  Elev. 3370-3380 ft.
T5S R57E S1.  45.43 N, 104.6232 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated grazing land. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 4169.  8/13/2009. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

919.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: North Cave Hills: in a tributary of Schleichart Draw above Schleichart Draw Reservoir, W of Forest Road 3130, ca 17 air mi NNE of Buffalo.  Elev. 3400 ft.
T22N R5E S35.  45.831 N, 103.4707 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass and chokecherry-dominated east-facing slope with rock outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 4265.  8/16/2009. 		USFS 887709	Barcode: USFS0052525
     with G. Gust
_________________________________________________________________________

920.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: E of Gas Hills or County Road 212, ca 10.5 air mi SW of Waltman.  Elev. 6240-6450 ft.
T35N R88W S36; also T34N R88W S1.  42.9606 N, 107.3358 W.  
Badlands bordered by sagebrush-grassland and northeast-facing slope of scattered limber pine. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 6620.  7/14/1998. 		RM 667365
_________________________________________________________________________

921.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Park County: Beartooth Mountains: Shoshone National Forest: between Clarks Fork Trailhead and Table Mountain, ca 17.5 air mi SE of Cooke City, Montana.  Elev. 7300 ft.
T57N R106W S26.  44.8809 N, 109.6275 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
South-facing slope amongst boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 14155.  7/6/2008. 		RM 861003	Barcode: USFS0043095
_________________________________________________________________________

922.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: North Rock Creek, ca 2.5 road mi E of Alder.  Elev. 8800-9000 ft.
T48N R9E S32.  38.3622 N, 105.9999 W.  
Oak woodlands intermixed with grassy slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 63939.  8/20/1998. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

923.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: To ca 1.5 air mi NW of Moorehead Road, ca 4.5 air mi WSW of Broadus.  Elev. 3180-3260 ft.
T5S R50E S12; also T5S R51E S7 SW1/4.  45.4122 N, 105.4961 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Mixed grass and badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 5044.  6/19/2010. 		RM 908486	Barcode: RM0031788
_________________________________________________________________________

924.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: E of Moorehead Road near the Powder River, ca 9 air mi SW of Broadus.  Elev. 3100-3230 ft.
T5S R50E S34 SE1/4; also S35 SW1/4.  45.3445 N, 105.533 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass and sagebrush-dominated grazing land interspersed with badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 5124.  6/22/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

925.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: Ca 1 air mi N of Belle Creek Road, ca 4 air mi E of its junction with Mont Hwy 59, ca 19 air mi SSE of Broadus.  Elev. 3400-3580 ft.
T8S R53E S29.  45.1976 N, 105.2449 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass and sagebrush-dominated grazing land with some moist draws and scattered small areas of badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

Hans Hallman, 5549.  6/30/2010. 		RM 
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926.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: Along Powderville Road East in vicinity of Oliphant Butte, ca 31-33 air mi WSW of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3100-3160 ft.
T2S R53E S14 SE1/4; also S12.  45.6618 N, 105.1426 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Mixed badlands and grass and sagebrush-dominated grazing land with Sarcobatus, Achnatherum hymenoides, Bromus, and Atriplex. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 5902.  7/8/2010. 		RM 
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927.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: Custer National Forest: Ashland Ranger District: in the vicinity of Griffin Pass, E of Forest Road 4431, ca 21.5 air mi ENE of Ashland.  Elev. 3800-4140 ft.
T2S R48E S20 NW1/4; also S17 SW1/4.  45.6526 N, 105.8345 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Southwest-facing rocky and clayey slope with Phacelia, Cryptantha, Penstemon, Solidago, and Ericameria. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6098.  7/12/2010. 		USFS 887708	Barcode: USFS0052524
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928.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: In the vicinity of unnamed reservoir just E of Cottonwood Road, ca 4 air mi N of U.S. Hwy 212, ca 10.5 air mi NW of Alzada.  Elev. 3560-3620 ft.
T8S R59E S7.  45.1479 N, 104.5273 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Very sparsely vegetated grazing land in the vicinity of reservoir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6338.  7/16/2010. 		RM 
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929.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Powder River County: In the vicinity of unnamed reservoir on Flood Creek, ca 0.5 air mi E of Moorehead Road, ca 15 air mi SW of Broadus.  Elev. 3240-3360 ft.
T6S R50E S19 SE1/4; also S20 SW1/4.  45.2941 N, 105.6344 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass and sagebrush-dominated grazing land with scattered badlands and gravelly slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6456.  7/19/2010. 		RM 
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930.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Ca 1.5 air mi W of Albion, ca 3/4 air mi N of Wyoming, ca 16 air mi E of Alzada.  Elev. 3480-3560 ft.
T9S R62E S35 NE1/4.  45.0105 N, 104.0867 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grass-dominated grazing land with scattered badlands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6568.  7/23/2010. 		RM 
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931.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Harding County: Custer National Forest: Slim Buttes: in the vicinity of Road Draw Spring No. 2, SE of JB Pass, E of Forest Road 3148, ca 20 air mi SE of Buffalo.  Elev. 3480-3570 ft.
T17N R8E S25 W1/2.  45.4086 N, 103.2176 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Exposed hilltop with Dalea, Opuntia, Bouteloua, Rhus, and Andropogon; rocky substrate. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6609.  7/23/2010. 		USFS 887707	Barcode: USFS0052523
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932.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Custer National Forest: Long Pines: ca 0.5 air mi S of the junction of Forest roads 3818 and 3036, ca 3.5 air mi WNW of Lantis Spring and ca 22 air mi SE of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3420-3450 ft.
T2S R61E S19.  45.6456 N, 104.2437 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sparsely wooded upland with grass-dominated understory and scattered badland substrates. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6718.  7/24/2010. 		 	Barcode: USFS0050460
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933.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Custer National Forest: Long Pines: ca 0.5 air mi S of the junction of Forest roads 3818 and 3036, ca 3.5 air mi WNW of Lantis Spring and ca 22 air mi SE of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3420-3450 ft.
T2S R61E S19.  45.6456 N, 104.2437 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sparsely wooded upland with grass-dominated understory and scattered badland substrates. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6719.  7/24/2010. 		USFS 887705	Barcode: USFS0052521
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934.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Just S of Powderville Road, ca 2.5 air mi E of Powder River County, ca 20 air mi WSW of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3080-3130 ft.
T1S R55E S9.  45.7661 N, 104.9309 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Badlands. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6782.  7/25/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

935.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: E of County Road 347, ca 3.5 air mi S of Fort Steele; ca 9.2 air mi SE of Sinclair.  Elev. 6550 ft.
T20N R85W S10.  41.7219 N, 106.9464 W.  
Barren sandstone slope of hogback. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 674.  6/14/1997. 		RM 957282	Barcode: RM0209517
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936.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Black Mountain, W of the De Beque Cutoff Road, ca 8-9 air mi SSE of De Beque.  Elev. 5480-6600 ft.
T9S R97W S36 SE1/4 SE1/4; also T10S R97W S1 and S2.  39.2257 N, 108.1588 W to 39.2162 N, 108.1768 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Juniper woodland with scattered sagebrush on eastern flanks of mountain below sandstone and shale outcrops. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Michael K. Kirkpatrick, 723.  5/27/2010. 		USFS 
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937.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: On Triple Crossing Road, ca 1/4 air mi N of Whitetail Reservoir, ca 28 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2470-2490 ft.
T26N R36E S32 South1/2.  47.9598 N, 107.1154 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with occasional sagebrush on clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 415.  6/24/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

938.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: On Ridge Road, on ridge above Tony Coulee, ca 2.5 air mi SW of Finn Reservoir, ca 36 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2850-3130 ft.
T25N R35E S19 NE1/4.  47.91 N, 107.259 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sandy sagebrush-grasslands. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 416.  6/24/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

939.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: On Black Coulee Road, in Coburg Coulee and ridge to the W, ca 4 air mi WSW of Haystack Butte, ca 12 air mi SE of Turner; ca 31 air mi NW of Malta.  Elev. 2760-3040 ft.
T34N R27E S8 NW1/4; also S7 NE1/4 and S6 SE1/4.  48.7255 N, 108.2258 W to 48.7298 N, 108.2338 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Clay hillsides at top of ridge. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 569.  6/27/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

940.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Matador Ranch: on Dry Fork Road, on top of Dry Fork Ridge, ca 2.5 air mi N of Wrangler Reservoir, ca 16.5 air mi ESE of Zortman.  Elev. 2940-3040 ft.
T24N R27E S26 SW1/4.  47.8103 N, 108.2047 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on rolling hills with clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 617.  6/27/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

941.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Off of Regina Road, on ridge overlooking Flat Creek and The Big Sag, ca 4 air mi SSW of Whitcomb Lake, ca 30 air mi S of Malta.  Elev. 2530-2610 ft.
T25N R30E S9 NE1/4.  47.9343 N, 107.8653 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on stony clay soil with hills and swales. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 677.  6/27/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

942.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: On North Frenchman Road, on ridge above Steelman Coulee, ca 8.5 air mi NE of Gray Reservoir, ca 37.5 air mi N of Saco; ca 51 air mi NNE of Malta.  Elev. 2640-2840 ft.
T37N R33E S2 SW1/4.  48.9904 N, 107.3501 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Steep hillside. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 702.  6/30/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

943.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: W of U.S. Hwy 191, in the vicinity of Whitewater Creek, ca 3 air mi SSW of Morgan Port of Entry, ca 12.5 air mi N of Loring.  Elev. 2540-2600 ft.
T37N R29E S13 SE1/4.  48.9559 N, 107.8495 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sandy sagebrush-grasslands and hillsides. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 812.  6/30/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

944.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: W of U.S. Hwy 191 on Fanny Hill, ca 2 air mi NNW of the confluence of Cottonwood Creek and the Milk River, ca 16 air mi NNE of Malta.  Elev. 2480-2620 ft.
T33N R30E S35 SW1/4.  48.5684 N, 107.7729 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on sandy flats. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 836.  6/30/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

945.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: W of U.S. Hwy 2 in Mooney Coulee, ca 5 air mi SSE of Cornwell Reservoir, ca 8 air mi NNW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2240-2290 ft.
T30N R39E S31 SE1/4; also S32 SW1/4.  48.3064 N, 106.6944 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on sandy soil with hillsides. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 968.  7/1/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

946.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: E of Harb Road, in Guston Coulee and on ridge to the N, ca 4.5 air mi SW of Regal Springs, ca 17 air mi ESE of Malta.  Elev. 2310-2400 ft.
T29N R32E S23 SW1/4.  48.2523 N, 107.5396 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1010.  7/5/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

947.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: S of Content Road on ridge E of Horse Pasture Coulee, ca 3.5 air mi SW of Black Cow Reservoir, ca 22.5 air mi SSE of Malta.  Elev. 2430-2480 ft.
T27N R31E S26 SW1/4.  48.0637 N, 107.6976 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on clayey to loamy soil with many rocks. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1030.  7/5/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

948.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: W of Larb Creek Road, in Black Coulee and ridge to the N, ca 3 air mi NW of Korman Reservoir, ca 36 air mi WSW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2470-2580 ft.
T27N R34E S20 NW1/4.  48.0799 N, 107.3775 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on clayey soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1068.  7/5/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

949.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: N of Willow Creek Road, in unnamed tributary of Barber Coulee and ridge to the W, ca 1.5 air mi SE of Wagner Spring, ca 36 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2560-2800 ft.
T24N R36E S29 NW1/4.  47.8153 N, 107.1301 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on clayey soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1125.  7/5/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

950.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Rock Creek Canyon, ca 5.5 air mi NW of Abey Reservoir, ca 14 air mi NNE of Hinsdale; ca 32 air mi NW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2230-2460 ft.
T33N R36E S27 NE1/4.  48.5968 N, 106.9904 W to 48.5963 N, 106.9989 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sandy hillsides. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1183.  7/7/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

951.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: E of Rock Creek Trail in hills W of Deep Creek, ca 1 air mi SE of Antelope Pass, ca 26 air mi NNE of Hinsdale; ca 42 air mi NNW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2520-2570 ft.
T35N R37E S31 SE1/4.  48.7472 N, 106.9253 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grassland hills on clay soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1239.  7/8/2010. 		RM 
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952.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: N of Montana Youth Ranch Road, in Clark Coulee, ca 2 air mi SSW of Hanson Reservoir, ca 18 air mi NNW of Saco; ca 27 air mi NNE of Malta.  Elev. 2510-2550 ft.
T34N R32E S28 NE1/4.  48.68 N, 107.535 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on sandy to loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1273.  7/8/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

953.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Just N of Rock Creek Dam Road, ca 0.5 air mi W of Rock Creek, ca 5.5 air mi NNE of Hinsdale.  Elev. 2250-2300 ft.
T31N R36E S4 SE1/4.  48.4675 N, 107.0485 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with hillslopes on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1328.  7/8/2010. 		RM 
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954.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: W of U.S. Hwy 191 in Black Coulee, ca 1 air mi NE of West Alkali Reservoir, ca 14.5 air mi SW of Malta.  Elev. 2480-2530 ft.
T28N R28E S1 NW1/4; also S2 NE1/4.  48.2152 N, 108.0687 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1393.  7/10/2010. 		RM 
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955.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: on Antelope Ridge and in East Fork Hideaway Coulee, ca 4 air mi NNE of Grand Island, ca 17 air mi SW of Zortman; ca 61 air mi SW of Malta.  Elev. 2800-3060 ft.
T23N R23E S17 NE1/4.  47.7589 N, 108.7869 W to 47.7553 N, 108.7875 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grassland flats and upper hillslopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1439.  7/11/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

956.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: E of Ridge Road around Craig Reservoir, ca 2.5 air mi W of Clover Reservoir, ca 32 air mi WSW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2600-2650 ft.
T26N R35E S7 SW1/4.  48.0209 N, 107.2677 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with sagebrush on clay soil. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1559.  7/13/2010. 		RM 
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957.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Faraasen Park, adjacent to the Milk River and in Chapman Coulee, ca 4.5 air mi SE of Tampico; ca 7 air mi NW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2080-2150 ft.
T29N R38E S14 SE1/4.  48.2673 N, 106.7466 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1632.  7/14/2010. 		RM 
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958.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Blaine County: W of Mont Hwy 241, ca 2 air mi SSW of the Turner Port of Entry, ca 10.5 air mi NW of Turner; ca 33 air mi NNE of Harlem.  Elev. 3000-3060 ft.
T37N R24E S14 NW1/4.  48.9698 N, 108.4107 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on glaciated hills of clay soil with dry potholes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 1993.  7/22/2010. 		RM 
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959.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: on Fourth Ridge, vicinity of Refuge Road 333, ca 2 air mi ESE of Berger Reservoir, ca 14 air mi SW of Fort Peck; ca 25 air mi S of Glasgow.  Elev. 2400-2650 ft.
T25N R39E S36 SW1/4; also S35 SE1/4.  47.8731 N, 106.6408 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands under open juniper woodland with occasional ponderosa pine on clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 2627.  7/31/2010. 		RM 
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960.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Black Coulee, W of Bear Creek Road, ca 4.5 air mi SE of Confusion Reservoir, ca 20 air mi NNW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2320-2410 ft.
T31N R37E S24 NE1/4; also S13 SE1/4.  48.4376 N, 106.8527 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on hillsides with clay soil and cobbles. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 2755.  8/1/2010. 		RM 
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961.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Burnt Lodge Wilderness Study Area: Larb Hills (South): Plum Coulee on Plum Creek Trail, ca 3 air mi SSE of Castle Butte, ca 46 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2510-2880 ft.
T23N R34E S5 E1/2.  47.7863 N, 107.3783 W to 47.7806 N, 107.3856 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 2833.  8/3/2010. 		RM 
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962.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: S of the Milk River, E of Big McNeil Slough, and N of Nelson Reservoir, ca 3.5 air mi SW of Glascock Spring, ca 21 air mi NE of Malta.  Elev. 2190-2320 ft.
T32N R32E S14 NE1/4.  48.5366 N, 107.5256 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Draw bottoms. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 2947.  8/5/2010. 		RM 
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963.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: W of Frenchman Road, ca 3/4 air mi SW of Frenchman Reservoir, ca 22 air mi NNW of Hinsdale; ca 45.5 air mi NW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2300-2320 ft.
T34N R34E S23 SW1/4.  48.6846 N, 107.2465 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 3398.  8/19/2010. 		RM 
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964.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: ca 0.5 mi SE of junction of U.S. Hwy 50 and 3 Road at Parkdale, W of Pueblo.  Elev. 5800 ft.
T18S R71W S18 SW1/4.  38.4832 N, 105.3746 W.  
Pinyon-juniper. Phenology: buds. 

Brian Elliott, 6433.  6/3/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
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965.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: base of YMCA Mountain on Temple Canyon Road, ca 2 air mi SW of Canon City.  Elev. 6300 ft.
T18S R71W S11 S1/2; also S1/2 S12.  38.4974 N, 105.3004 W.  
Pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 6477.  6/3/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
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966.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., North Dakota, Ward County: Minot.
In Collibris aridissimis. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

J. Lunell, s.n..  7/7/1907. 		RM 60769
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967.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., North Dakota, Billings County: Medora.
Phenology: fruiting. 

H. L. Bolley, s.n..  7/17/1891. 		RM 24700
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968.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Nebraska, Keith County: Cedar Point Biological Station: S of west cabins.
T14N R38W S2 S1/4 SW1/4.  
On partially exposed shortgrass prairie canyon slope; associated with the less frequent Opuntia macrorhiza. Common. Phenology: fruiting. 

Steve Rolfsmeier, 4363.  8/13/1988. 		RM 736553
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969.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Custer County: Northern Rocky Mountain Forest: U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station, Pasture C.
Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Lincoln C. Ellison, 3235.  6/23/1935. 		USFS 516261
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970.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana: Custer National Forest: Fort Howes Ranger Station pasture.  Elev. 3500 ft.
Level slope; gumbo soil; sagebrush community. Common. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

R. B. Rolfe, 676.  7/30/1922. 		USFS 516275
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971.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Buffalo Gap National Grassland: 8 mi W of Edgemont.  Elev. 3700 ft.
T9S R1E S15.  
5% south slope; roadside grassland with Astr, Artr, Agsm, and Bogr. Common; flowers yellow. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Keith Evans, 22.  6/24/1964. 		USFS 516263
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972.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Culebra Range: SE of the junction of County roads 22 and P7, ca 3 air mi SE of San Luis.  Elev. 8200 ft.
37.2 N, 105.3916 W.  
In the hills above the valley in pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 6835.  6/11/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
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973.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: County Road 22, ca 2 air mi SSE of San Luis.  Elev. 8050 ft.
37.1792 N, 105.3958 W.  
Along the irrigation ditch. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 6870.  6/11/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
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974.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: San Pedro Mesa, ca 1 mi E of Colo Hwy 159; ca 7 air mi N of New Mexico.  Elev. 7800-8300 ft.
37.075 N, 105.5042 W.  
Artemisia tridentada/pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 6927.  6/11/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
_________________________________________________________________________

975.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Black Hawk State Trust Lands off County Road 312, ca 10 air mi S of Walsenberg.  Elev. 6800 ft.
T29S R66W S36 NE1/4.  37.4782 N, 104.7288 W.  
Pinyon-juniper-Quercus forest. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 7020.  6/12/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
_________________________________________________________________________

976.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountains: ca 1.5 mi W of Badito Cone, ca 6 air mi E of Gardner.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T26S R68W S19 S1/2; also N1/2 S30.  37.7696 N, 105.0389 W.  
Pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 7194.  6/15/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark and Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

977.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: N of 6N Lane, ca 5 air mi SW of Great Sand Dunes National Monument.  Elev. 7650 ft.
T40N R12E S35 SE1/4.  37.6696 N, 105.6269 W.  
Sandy substrate (vegetated dunes) with grasslands. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 7511.  6/20/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
_________________________________________________________________________

978.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Seminoe Mountains: drainage W of BLM Road 3108, ca 1.6 air mi NE of Kortes Dam.  Elev. 7000 ft.
T25N R84W S3 NE1/4; also S2.  42.1663 N, 106.8707 W.  
Mixed sagebrush-grassland on gravelly flats with scattered ponderosa pine. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 6990.  7/20/1998. 		RM 667366
_________________________________________________________________________

979.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Wet Mountain Valley: ca 3 mi E of Colo Hwy 69 on Airport Road, ca 10 air mi SE of Westcliffe.  Elev. 8500 ft.
T23S R71W S29 SE1/4.  38.0205 N, 105.3468 W.  
Grassland with numerous forbs. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 8481.  7/7/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
_________________________________________________________________________

980.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: The Dry Lakes S of Beaver Rim or BLM Road 2401, ca 14.3 air mi NE of Jeffrey City.  Elev. 6850 ft.
T31N R91W S4 SE1/4; also S9.  42.686 N, 107.7304 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7061.  7/23/1998. 		RM 667367
_________________________________________________________________________

981.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Forbes Trinchera Ranch: above Placer Creek, ca 1 mi N of Russell n U.S. Hwy 160.  Elev. 8800 ft.
37.5833 N, 105.2902 W.  
Artemisia tridentata with stands of Populus tremuloides and Pinus ponderosa. Phenology: flowering. 

Brian Elliott, 8803a.  7/10/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark and Pete Schneider
_________________________________________________________________________

982.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: American Prairie Reserve: Box Elder Creek and hills above, ca 4 air mi E of Indian Lake, ca 38.5 air mi ESE of Zortman; ca 44 air mi SSE of Malta.  Elev. 2310-2390 ft.
T23N R31E S20 SW1/4.  47.735 N, 107.7674 W to 47.7402 N, 107.7654 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big-sagebrush steppe with greasewood on clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 5719.  6/24/2011. 		RM 
     with Mark Majerus, Michael Dolan, Noorjahan Parwana, Katie Butts, and Mary Frieze
_________________________________________________________________________

983.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: Reynolds Hill, ca 2 air mi N of Fourchette Creek Recreation Area, ca 44 air mi ESE of Zortman; ca 38 air mi SSE of Malta.  Elev. 2440-2760 ft.
T22N R32E S6 South1/2; also S7 NE1/4.  47.69 N, 107.6536 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-greasewood steppe on silty clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 5921.  6/25/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

984.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: CK Ridge, W of Refuge Road 206, ca 10 air mi ESE of Taint Reservoir, ca 24 air mi SE of Zortman; ca 52 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 2640-2900 ft.
T22N R27E S24 N1/2.  47.6616 N, 108.1914 W to 47.6591 N, 108.1985 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on stony clay soil with disturbed areas. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6132.  6/28/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

985.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Costilla County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: at Mountain Home Reservoir, ca 3 mi SE of Ft. Garland.  Elev. 8300 ft.
37.3958 N, 105.3917 W.  
Lakeside and Pinyon-Juniper. 

Brian Elliott, 8845a.  7/10/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark
_________________________________________________________________________

986.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Ridge E of Spring Creek, W of CK Ridge Road, ca 2.5 air mi E of Blizzard Reservoir, ca 18 air mi SE of Zortman; ca 48 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 2840-2970 ft.
T23N R27E S29 N1/2.  47.7335 N, 108.2761 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sagebrush-grasslands on rolling hills of clay to loamy soil with swales and areas of stony silty hardpans. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6193.  6/28/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

987.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Larb Hills (North): N of Cottonwood Creek, ca 4 air mi S of Bauer Reservoir, ca 13 air mi SW of Saco; ca 17.5 air mi ESE of Malta.  Elev. 2480-2650 ft.
T29N R32E S1 N1/2.  48.3002 N, 107.5084 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Silver sagebrush-grasslands on loamy soil on rolling hills with swales. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6378.  6/30/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

988.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Larb Hills (North): E of Lower Harb Road, ca 1.5 air mi E of Beaver Creek, ca 15 air mi SW of Saco; ca 15.5 air mi ESE of Malta.  Elev. 2330-2500 ft.
T29N R32E S3 NW1/4.  48.3039 N, 107.5591 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Rolling sagebrush-grasslands on loamy soil with slopes and swales. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6462.  6/30/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

989.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Larb Hills (North): S of Beaver Creek, ca 4.5 air mi NNW of Ashford Spring, ca 6.5 air mi WNW of Hinsdale; ca 31.5 air mi NW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2210-2370 ft.
T31N R35E S30 SE1/4.  48.4098 N, 107.2226 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush steppe with greasewood on silty clay. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6277.  6/30/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

990.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Uhlan Coulee, ca 2.5 air mi W of Porcupine Creek, ca 23 air mi N of Fort Peck; ca 12 air mi NE of Glasgow.  Elev. 2550-2700 ft.
T30N R41E S30 NW1/4.  48.3321 N, 106.4504 W to 48.3246 N, 106.4493 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on hills with slopes and swales on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6678.  7/3/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

991.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: N of Cottonwood Creek, ca 9.5 air mi WNW of Fanny Hill, ca 27 air mi WSW of Whitewater; ca 27 air mi NNW of Malta.  Elev. 2500-2600 ft.
T33N R29E S17 SW1/4.  48.6137 N, 107.9658 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with occasional silver sagebrush on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6770.  7/5/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

992.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: SW of Martin Lake, N of Turner Cutacross Road, ca 4 air mi W of Loring; ca 15 air mi WNW of Whitewater; ca 30 air mi NNW of Malta.  Elev. 2790-2800 ft.
T35N R29E S16 SW1/4.  48.7898 N, 107.9482 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Silty hardpans and wet alkaline seeps. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6827.  7/5/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

993.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Cottonwood Creek at confluence with Black Coulee, ca 9.5 air mi SW of Horseshoe Lake, ca 15 air mi WSW of Loring; ca 30.5 air mi NNW of Malta.  Elev. 2630-2700 ft.
T34N R27E S3 N1/2; also S4 NE1/4 and T35N R27E S35 SW1/4.  48.7393 N, 108.1903 W to 48.7437 N, 108.1693 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Saltbush and greasewood on silty flats with alkaline seeps and badlands clay slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6899.  7/5/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

994.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Little Beaver Creek, S of Grub Detention Reservoir, ca 7.5 air mi W of Last Reservoir, ca 23 air mi WNW of Fort Peck; ca 17.5 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2240-2250 ft.
T26N R37E S2 NW1/4.  48.0378 N, 106.9156 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush steppe with greasewood and saltbush on silty and clay flats. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6927.  7/7/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

995.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Sage Hen Creek and ridge to the S, along Beaver Branch Road (Little Beaver Road), ca 3 air mi W of January Reservoir, ca 19 air mi WNW of Fort Peck; ca 13 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2260-2360 ft.
T27N R38E S21 SW1/4.  48.0782 N, 106.8271 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush steppe on silty flats. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 6976.  7/7/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

996.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: N of Refuge Road 108, ca 6.5 air mi ENE of Willow Flat Reservoir, ca 6 air mi WSW of Fort Peck; ca 15 air mi SSE of Glasgow.  Elev. 2260-2370 ft.
T26N R40E S21 NE1/4.  47.9998 N, 106.5597 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush steppe on badlands clay hills with large patches of yellow sweetclover. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7043.  7/7/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

997.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Opheim Hills: Slaughter Coulee, ca 6.5 air mi NNE of Pikes Peak, ca 6.5 air mi WNW of Opheim; ca 48 air mi NNE of Glasgow.  Elev. 3120-3250 ft.
T36N R40E S18 NW1/4.  48.8777 N, 106.5374 W to 48.8812 N, 106.535 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on loamy to sandy hills with occasional silver sagebrush and creeping juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7127.  7/9/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

998.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Tomato Can Creek, along Fossum Road, ca 4 air mi S of Saskatchewan, ca 19 air mi WNW of Opheim; ca 53 air mi NNW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2550-2570 ft.
T37N R37E S25 N1/2.  48.936 N, 106.8017 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with occasional silver sagebrush on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7199.  7/9/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

999.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area: ridge S of Cow Coulee, ca 7.5 air mi SSW of Last Chance Reservoir, ca 21 air mi WSW of Opheim; ca 41 air mi NNW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2600-2640 ft.
T35N R37E S25 NW1/4.  48.7652 N, 106.8305 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grassland with occasional silver sagebrush on loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7283.  7/9/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1000.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Korsbeck Waterfowl Production Area: W of Stage Road, ca 8 air mi N of Ester Lake, ca 24 air mi NNE of Zortman; ca 21.5 air mi SW of Malta.  Elev. 2590-2600 ft.
T28N R27E S5 N1/2.  48.2154 N, 108.2706 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands on loamy soil with occasional silver sagebrush, alkaline areas, and large patches of crested wheatgrass, yellow sweetclover, and alfalfa. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7324.  7/11/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1001.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: American Prairie Reserve: North Fork White Rock Coulee, ca 4.5 air mi ESE of Little Warm Reservoir, ca 24.5 air mi ENE of Zortman; ca 24 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 2600-2640 ft.
T27N R28E S36 SE1/4.  48.0479 N, 108.0498 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grassland hills with big sagebrush on clay to loamy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7388.  7/11/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1002.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Matador Ranch: Coburn Butte and prairie to the E, ca 8.5 air mi WSW of Veseth Reservoir, ca 8.5 air mi ESE of Zortman; ca 40 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 3130-3760 ft.
T25N R26E S27 N1/2.  47.8933 N, 108.3518 W to 47.891 N, 108.3647 W to 47.8973 N, 108.3578 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Ponderosa pine forest on butte with granitic based soil and thick layer of duff. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7510.  7/11/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1003.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Seventh Ridge, ca 4.5 air mi NE of Graveyard Hill, ca 22 air mi SW of Fort Peck; ca 27 air mi SSW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2440-2720 ft.
T24N R38E S22 NE1/4.  47.8326 N, 106.8203 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Areas reseeded with crested wheatgrass and yellow sweetclover. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7589.  7/14/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1004.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: Middle Eighth Ridge, ca 2.5 air mi ENE of Graveyard Hill, ca 24 air mi SW of Fort Peck; ca 30 air mi SSW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2400-2640 ft.
T24N R38E S34 South1/2.  47.7911 N, 106.8199 W to 47.7954 N, 106.8331 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Ponderosa pine woodland with juniper understory. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7627.  7/14/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1005.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: American Prairie Reserve: Parrot Coulee at confluence with Beaver Creek, ca 1.5 air mi SW of Veseth Reservoir, ca 16 air mi E of Zortman; ca 36 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 2720-2740 ft.
T25N R27E S25 NW1/4.  47.8969 N, 108.2004 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Silty flats above creek bed. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7839.  7/19/2011. 		RM 
     with Damien Austin
_________________________________________________________________________

1006.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: American Prairie Reserve: south bank of Beaver Creek ca 3.5 air mi NNE of Holzhey Reservoir, ca 23 air mi ENE of Zortman; ca 30 air mi SSW of Malta.  Elev. 2560-2620 ft.
T25N R29E S6 SW1/4.  47.9455 N, 108.0445 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Hillsides and grasslands with scattered sagebrush on sandy soil. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 7904.  7/19/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1007.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: West Sage Hen Rocks and Creek, ca 16 air mi NE of Jeffrey City.  Elev. 6560 ft.
T31N R90W S26.  42.6277 N, 107.5731 W.  
Chalky-gravelly hills surrounded by sagebrush-grassland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7124.  7/24/1998. 		RM 667368
_________________________________________________________________________

1008.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Sand Hills: ca 3.5 air mi SSE of Silver Peak, ca 5.5 air mi SSW of Zortman; ca 49 air mi SW of Malta.  Elev. 3320-3440 ft.
T24N R25E S7 SE1/4; also S8 SW1/4.  47.8436 N, 108.5657 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Sandstone ridge with occasional ponderosa pine, juniper, and big sagebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8019.  7/19/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1009.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: Mickey Butte, ca 4 air mi ENE of Dry Lake, ca 43 air mi ESE of Zortman; ca 54.5 air mi S of Malta.  Elev. 2650-2900 ft.
T21N R31E S18 NE1/4; also S8 SW1/4.  47.5891 N, 107.7862 W to 47.5913 N, 107.7735 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush-grasslands on clay hills. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8058.  7/21/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1010.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: Dry Lake along Refuge Road 897, ca 6 air mi SSE of Fish Fossil Reservoir, ca 40 air mi SE of Zortman; ca 56 air mi S of Malta.  Elev. 2360-2400 ft.
T21N R30E S21 NE1/4.  47.5697 N, 107.8657 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush-grasslands on stony silty soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8090.  7/21/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1011.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge: Bell Ridge, E of CMR Auto Tour Route (Refuge Road 101), ca 2.5 air mi N of the Missouri River, ca 19 air mi S of Zortman; ca 60 air mi SW of Malta.  Elev. 2730-2850 ft.
T22N R25E S30 NW1/4.  47.6433 N, 108.5683 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Open, dry, south-facing slope with big sagebrush and greasewood on clay to shale. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8111.  7/21/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1012.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Blaine County: Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge: Black Coulee, ca 10.5 air mi S of Turner, ca 21 air mi NE of Harlem; ca 34.5 air mi NW of Malta.  Elev. 2910-2970 ft.
T34N R25E S24 NW1/4.  48.6947 N, 108.4089 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grassland hills with scattered silver sagebrush on stony loamy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8364.  7/30/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1013.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge: along Refuge Tour Road, near Black Coulee Pond, ca 6 air mi NW of Le Noir Reservoir, ca 3.5 air mi E of the Milk River, ca 7 air mi ENE of Malta.  Elev. 2240-2260 ft.
T30N R31E S5 SW1/4.  48.3844 N, 107.7352 W to 48.3805 N, 107.7352 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with scattered silver sagebrush on loamy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8474.  7/31/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1014.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge: W of Hewitt Lake, ca 4 air mi S of the Milk River, ca 8 air mi ESE of Fanny Hill, ca 17 air mi NE of Malta.  Elev. 2210-2290 ft.
T32N R32E S7 SE1/4; also S18 NE1/4.  48.5365 N, 107.6116 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with silver sagebrush on loamy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8510.  7/31/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1015.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Phillips County: Larb Hills (North): PR 40 Reservoir, ca 2 air mi ENE of Ashfield Reservoir, ca 5 air mi WSW of Saco; ca 21.5 air mi ENE of Malta.  Elev. 2510-2520 ft.
T31N R33E S16 SW1/4.  48.4402 N, 107.4475 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Mixed sagebrush-grasslands on loamy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8523.  7/31/2011. 		RM 
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1016.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: North Fork Sutherland Creek, along Murray Road, ca 2.5 air mi SSW of Murray Hill, ca 34 air mi WSW of Fort Peck; ca 36 air mi SW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2340-2380 ft.
T23N R36E S2 SW1/4; also S2 NW1/4.  47.7787 N, 107.0664 W to 47.7695 N, 107.0638 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Big sagebrush steppe with greasewood on clay hills. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8548.  8/2/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1017.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Corral Reservoir and Timber Creek, S of Triple Crossing Access Road, ca 9.5 air mi WNW of Halfpint Reservoir, ca 41 air mi W of Fort Peck; ca 36 air mi WSW of Glasgow.  Elev. 2640-2650 ft.
T25N R34E S2 SW1/4.  47.9436 N, 107.3099 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with greasewood and big sagebrush on clay to stony loamy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8684.  8/2/2011. 		RM 
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1018.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Blanche Coulee near its confluence with Larb Creek, ca 4 air mi WNW of Trailerhouse Reservoir, ca 19 air mi SW of Hinsdale; ca 30.5 air mi W of Glasgow.  Elev. 2340-2350 ft.
T28N R34E S25 NW1/4.  48.1584 N, 107.2874 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with big sagebrush and greasewood. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8718.  8/2/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1019.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Chaffee County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: San Isabel National Forest: north face of Methodist Mountain on Forest Road 108.  Elev. 9300 ft.
T49N R9E S29 NW1/4.  38.4742 N, 105.9978 W.  
Pinus ponderosa and Pinus edulis. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Brian Elliott, 9115.  7/18/1999. 		RM 
     with Elizabeth Mark and Kenneth Elliott
_________________________________________________________________________

1020.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Valley County: Upper reaches of Chisholm Creek, ca 4.5 air mi SSW of Pikes Peak, ca 13.5 air mi SW of Opheim; ca 38 air mi N of Glasgow.  Elev. 2830-2880 ft.
T34N R39E S5 NE1/4.  48.7287 N, 106.6437 W to 48.7334 N, 106.6433 W; NAD 83, GPS reading.  
Grasslands with scattered silver sagebrush on clay soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joseph L. M. Charboneau, 8845.  8/4/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1021.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Eagle County: Gore Range: White River National Forest: McPhee Gulch, ca 4 air mi NE of State Bridge.  Elev. 7300-7700 ft.
T2S R82W S4 SW1/4 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S9.  39.897 N, 106.5651 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Dry slopes and meadows with sagebrush and pinyon-juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Michael K. Kirkpatrick, 6221.  6/19/2011. 		USFS 898630	Barcode: USFS0060152
_________________________________________________________________________

1022.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Fremont County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: W of Gas Hills Road, ca 6.9 air mi NE of Jeffrey City.  Elev. 6500-6600 ft.
T30N R92W S12.  42.584 N, 107.7894 W.  
Sandy road cut and adjacent sagebrush-grassland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7185.  7/24/1998. 		RM 667369
_________________________________________________________________________

1023.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Huerfano County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: benchland ca 2 air mi NE of Sharpsdale.  Elev. 8200-8400 ft.
T26S R71W S33 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S34.  37.7405 N, 105.3307 W.  
Grassland and pinyon pine woodland with some volcanic rock outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 64767.  6/27/1999. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1024.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Cochetopa Hills: ca 2.5 air mi NNW of Colo Hwy 114 on road to Cabin Draw.  Elev. 8600 ft.
T46N R6E S33.  38.1963 N, 106.3152 W.  
Ridge and sides of basaltic rock. Phenology: flowering. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 65141.  7/11/1999. 		RM 
     with Fengjie Sun
_________________________________________________________________________

1025.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Carter County: Custer National Forest: Long Pines: ca 0.5 air mi S of the junction of Forest roads 3818 and 3036, ca 3.5 air mi WNW of Lantis Spring and ca 22 air mi SE of Ekalaka.  Elev. 3420-3450 ft.
T2S R61E S19.  45.6456 N, 104.2437 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sparsely wooded upland with grass-dominated understory and scattered badland substrates. Phenology: fruiting. 

Hans Hallman, 6718.  7/24/2010. 		USFS 887706	Barcode: USFS0052522
_________________________________________________________________________

1026.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: U.S. Hwy 50, 2.5 air mi NW of Howard.  Elev. 6700-7700 ft.
T49N R10E S28 E1/2.  38.4742 N, 105.8712 W.  
Pinyon-juniper with rock outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 65496.  7/31/1999. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1027.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Roubideau Creek, above junction with Potter Canyon to 2 trail mi upstream, ca 11 1/4 air mi SW of Delta.  Elev. 5240-5400 ft.
T50N R12W S11 NW1/4; also S2.  38.6191 N, 108.1792 W to 38.6358 N, 108.1897 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Hillside in sparse pinyon/juniper with barren rock hillsides. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 7828.  5/19/2012. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1028.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Delta County: Fruitland Mesa: Black Ridge, end of Black Ridge Road, W of landing strip on edge of mesa, ca 8 3/4 air mi SW of Hotchkiss.  Elev. 6700-6800 ft.
T15S R93W S32 E1/2.  38.7071 N, 107.8147 W to 38.7072 N, 107.8204 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Dry pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 7928.  5/21/2012. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1029.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Ouray County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Log Hill Mesa above Broman Canyon, ca 12 air mi SSE of Montrose.  Elev. 6700 ft.
T47N R9W S24 SW1/4.  38.3109 N, 107.8006 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Dry pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 7951.  5/23/2012. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1030.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Dry Creek SE of Transfer Road, ca 10.5 air mi ENE of Montrose.  Elev. 5660 ft.
T49N R11W S2 SE1/4.  38.53396 N, 108.06496 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Salt desert shrub community. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 8281.  6/2/2012. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1031.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Dominguez Canyon: Dominguez Canyon Trailhead at Dominguez Campground to ca 2 trail mi downstream, ca 25 air mi WSW of Delta.  Elev. 6790-7084 ft.
T15S R100W S13 NW1/4; also S14 and S15 SE1/4.  38.7451 N, 108.5498 W to 38.7541 N, 108.5173 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 8601.  6/10/2012. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1032.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: San Luis Valley: County Road NN56, 3 air mi NW of Villa Grove.  Elev. 8150-8200 ft.
T47N R9E S33.  38.2793 N, 105.9813 W.  
Open grassland and roadside. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 65753.  8/3/1999. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1033.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Cochetopa Hills: County Road 46AA, 4 air mi NNW of Saguache near Cottonwood Spring.  Elev. 8200-9000 ft.
T45N R7E S13; also S14.  38.1549 N, 106.1483 W.  
Grassland and rock outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 66111.  8/17/1999. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1034.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Saguache County: Wet Mountains, Wet Mountain Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, and Vicinity: Cochetopa Hills: Dry Gulch Road.  Elev. 8200-9300 ft.
T45N R7E S19; also S20 and S17.  38.1411 N, 106.241 W.  
Volcanics. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 66469.  8/22/1999. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1035.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Idaho, Custer County: East Fork Salmon Mountains: Spar Canyon at the confluence with the East Fork Salmon River, 6.4 air mi ESE of Clayton.  Elev. 5554 ft.
T10N R18E S1.  44.2222 N, -114.28107 W; NAD83, uncertainty 10 m., Field Notes.  
Well developed soil in xeric desert scrub vegetation; 3° slope, SSW aspect; alluvial geology. 1-25 individuals apparent. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joshua J. Irwin, 2455.  7/19/2010. 		RM 
     with Craig Scott
_________________________________________________________________________

1036.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 6.5 air mi NNW of Lonetree; ca 1.2 road mi SW of Wyo Hwy 414.  Elev. 7260-7410 ft.
T13N R113W S6 W1/2.  41.1347 N, 110.1919 W.  
Scattered pinyon-juniper woodlands. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1015.  6/22/1994. 		RM 663279
     with Walter Fertig
_________________________________________________________________________

1037.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 6.5 air mi NNW of Lonetree; ca 1.2 road mi SW of Wyo Hwy 414.  Elev. 7260-7410 ft.
T13N R113W S26; W1/2 S6.  41.0775 N, 110.1153 W.  
Scattered pinyon-juniper woodlands. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1016.  6/22/1994. 		RM 662795
     with Walter Fertig
_________________________________________________________________________

1038.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Daggett County: North Slope Uinta Mountains: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area: ca 1 air mi W of Flaming Gorge Dam; Cart Creek drainage into Flaming Gorge.  Elev. 6160-6600 ft.
T2N R22E S16 South1/2.  
Dry pinyon-juniper uplands with clay soils, sandstone bluffs, and steep slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1121.  6/23/1994. 		RM 663281
     with Kelly Altenhofen and Lorie Talbott
_________________________________________________________________________

1039.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Pedro Mountains: Pyramid Mountain, ca 6.3 air mi W of County Road 291; ca 7.3 air mi NW of Leo.  Elev. 7100 ft.
T27N R84W S2.  42.3397 N, 106.8512 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7453.  7/29/1998. 		RM 667342
_________________________________________________________________________

1040.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A, Idaho, Custer County: Challis National Forest: Pioneer Mountains: hillside along lower Dry Canyon, W of Big Spring, 18.3 air mi SSW of Mackay.  Elev. 6692 ft.
T4N R23E S22.  
<25 plants estimated in xeric soil within shrub-steppe vegetation, 9 degree slope, S aspect, trachyandesite geology. Phenology: flowering. 

Joshua J. Irwin, 5905.  7/8/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1041.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A, Idaho, Lemhi County: Pahsimeroi Valley: Morse Creek alluvial fan, N of Morse Creek, 20.5 air mi ENE of Challis.  Elev. 5708 ft.
T15N R22E S27.  
<25 plants estimated in xeric soil within shrub-steppe vegetation, 3 degree slope, W aspect, alluvial geology. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Joshua J. Irwin, 6355.  7/17/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1042.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A, Idaho, Butte County: Arco Hills: base of hill "5986", near junction of U.S. Hwy 20/26 and Ida Hwy 22/88, 7.1 air mi E of Arco.  Elev. 5390 ft.
T3N R28E S6.  
Dominant population in xeric soil within shrub-steppe vegetation, 9 degree slope, SSE aspect, tholeiite geology. Phenology: fruiting. 

Joshua J. Irwin, 8147.  8/20/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1043.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge: ca 30 air mi NW of Green River; ca 2.3 road mi S of Headquarters along irrigation ditch.  Elev. 6230 ft.
T22N R110W S12; also NE1/4 S13.  41.9041 N, 109.8277 W; uncertainty .5 mi., Digital Map.  
Uplands with semi-barren sagebrush; east aspect. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1603.  7/6/1994. 		RM 664133
_________________________________________________________________________

1044.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge: ca 24 air mi SW of Farson; ca 6.9 road mi N on County Road 8 from Wyo Hwy 28, then 0.3 road mi W o Seedskadee Refuge access road.  Elev. 6340 ft.
T23N R110W S33 N1/2.  41.9345 N, 109.896 W; uncertainty .5 mi., Digital Map.  
Sandy soils and gentle sagebrush slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1625.  7/6/1994. 		RM 664134
_________________________________________________________________________

1045.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Daggett County: North Slope Uinta Mountains: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area: ca 2 air mi S of Dutch John on the east side of the Green River, south of Flaming Gorge Dam.  Elev. 5600 ft.
T2N R22E S15 E1/2.  
Pinyon-juniper woodlands, some riparian areas, and west-facing red sandstone cliffs. Phenology: fruiting. 

C. H. Refsdal, 1638.  7/11/1994. 		RM 663280
_________________________________________________________________________

1046.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Salt River Range: Swift Creek at north campground, ca 1.8 air mi E of Afton.  Elev. 6350 ft.
T32N R118W S29.  
Growing on rock ledge-outcrop on open southerly slope. Few plants, very limited area. This is one of two known sites where Cactacee appear in the Salt River Range. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Orval C. Harrison, 745.  7/5/2002. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1047.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Madison County: Madison Valley: Jack Creek area, ca 3 air mi E of Ennis, ca 4 air mi S of Ennis Lake.  Elev. 5800 ft.
T5S R1W S36 SE1/4.  45.3527 N, 111.5444 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Disturbed area next to a gravel pit. Phenology: flowering. 

Emma E. Freeland, 6647.  7/6/2013. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1048.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Montana, Beaverhead County: Foothills of the Snowcrest Range: Blacktail State Wildlife Management Area: East Fork Blacktail Deer Creek, ca 10 air mi NW of Antone Peak, ca 27 air mi SE of Dillon.  Elev. 6780-6940 ft.
T11S R6W S1.  44.9057 N, 112.2736 W to 44.903 N, 112.2729 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Grasslands on rolling hills. Phenology: fruiting. 

Emma E. Freeland, 7036.  7/17/2013. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1049.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Freezeout Mountains: Petes Gap, ca 6 air mi W of Wyo Hwy 487; ca 10.8 air mi NW of Medicine Bow.  Elev. 6800-7100 ft.
T24N R79W S28.  42.024 N, 106.2945 W.  
Rocky slope of Rocky Mountain juniper and limber pine; back side dominated by mountain mahogany. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7544.  8/1/1998. 		RM 667343
_________________________________________________________________________

1050.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County: 12 air mi N of Mountain View.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T19N R115W.  
Desert area, dry rocky, heavily grazed, grass-sagebrush association. Phenology: flowering. 

Windsor Copley, 155.  7/5/1989. 		RM 544544
_________________________________________________________________________

1051.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Uintah County: Hills 5 mi W of Vernal, on U.S. Hwy 40.  Elev. 5700 ft.
Juniper woodland, sandy soil. Common; corolla rose-purple. Phenology: flowering. 

C. L. Porter, 10403.  6/20/1967. 		RM 283333
     with Marjorie W. Porter
_________________________________________________________________________

1052.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Weld County: W of Greeley.  Elev. 5000 ft.
Open plains. Phenology: flowering. 

Alan A. Beetle, 2372.  6/17/1937. 		RM 99545
_________________________________________________________________________

1053.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area: Gunnison Gorge Wilderness: W of the Chukar Road, ca 8 air mi E of Olathe.  Elev. 6000-6300 ft.
T50N R9W S1 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S12.  38.6035 N, 107.8362 W to 38.6047 N, 107.8372 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper in broad canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 79468.  6/3/2010. 		RM 
     with Lori E. Brummer
_________________________________________________________________________

1054.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Delta County: Dry Gulch, NNE of Petrie Mesa, ca 6 road mi from Devils Thumb Golf Club, ca 9 1/4 air mi NNW of Delta.  Elev. 7420-7640 ft.
T14S R95W S3 W1/2.  38.8648 N, 108.1169 W to 38.866 N, 108.1182 W to 38.866 N, 108.1129 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper forest on south-facing slope of clay soils with basalt boulders. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 630.  6/26/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1055.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Fruitland Mesa: Green Mountain, 2.5 road mi WSW of North Rim Road on County Road C77, ca 23 air mi SE of Delta.  Elev. 7700-7840 ft.
T50N R7W S6 South1/2.  38.6223 N, 107.6899 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Sagebrush with scattered oak brush. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 951.  7/4/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1056.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Fruitland Mesa: Green Mountain, ca 14 road mi W of Black Canyon Road, ca 18.5 air mi ESE of Delta.  Elev. 7640-8260 ft.
T51N R8W S32 NW1/4.  38.6465 N, 107.7975 W to 38.6462 N, 107.7924 W; GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper on sandstone outcrops and mesa. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 991.  7/4/2010. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1057.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Mesa County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Dominguez Canyon, middle section of trail to Cactus Park Trail junction, ca 20 air mi NNW of Delta.  Elev. 4950-5700 ft.
T14S R99W S27 South1/4; also S26, NE1/4 S25, and T14S R98W S19 South1/2.  38.8003 N, 108.438 W to 38.8184 N, 108.3862 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Desert grassland and shrubland with scattered pinyon and juniper in wide sandstone canyon. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 3095.  5/25/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1058.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Plateau: Spring Creek Canyon from BLM boundary to West Fork Spring Creek, ca 14 air mi SW of Montrose.  Elev. 6460-7760 ft.
T48N R10W S27 South1/2; also W1/2 S34, SE1/4 S33, T47N R10W S4 W1/2, SE1/4 S5, W1/2 S8, and E1/2 S18.  38.3912 N, 107.9517 W to 38.3274 N, 108.0118 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 4183.  6/19/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1059.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Montrose County: Uncompahgre Basin: hills SE of Cedar Creek, ca 10 air mi SE of Montrose.  Elev. 6580-7800 ft.
T48N R8W S20 South1/2; also NE1/4 S29, N1/2 S28, and W1/2 S27.  38.38177 N, 107.736 W to 38.3951 N, 107.7717 W; NAD 83, , GPS reading.  
Pinyon/juniper woodland. Phenology: flowering. 

Lori E. Brummer, 4366.  6/21/2011. 		RM 
_________________________________________________________________________

1060.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Niobrara County: Ca 6 mi NNE of Mule Creek Junction.  Elev. 3700 ft.
43 27.1' N, 104 9.9' W; unknown, , GPS reading.  
Clay flat, with Sarcobatus and Sporobolus. Flowers yellow. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Robert D. Dorn, 11273.  6/30/2014. 		RM 921661	Barcode: RM0079951
_________________________________________________________________________

1061.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Campbell County: Ca 14 mi SE of Gillette.  Elev. 4500 ft.
44 6.1' N, 105 19.8' W; unknown, , GPS reading.  
Clay outcrop, with Artemisia frigida and Astragalus spatulatus. Flowers yellow. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

Robert D. Dorn, 11356.  7/1/2014. 		RM 921374	Barcode: RM0079259
_________________________________________________________________________

1062.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Converse County: Northeast edge of Bill.  Elev. 4700 ft.
43 14.3' N, 105 15.6' W; unknown, , GPS reading.  
Sage-grass, with Plantago and Erigeron. Flowers yellow. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 11393.  7/1/2014. 		RM 921486	Barcode: RM0080107
_________________________________________________________________________

1063.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area: Massacre Hill, ca 12 air mi SW of Green River.  Elev. 6200-6400 ft.
T16N R108W S6 W1/2.  41.3963 N, 109.6328 W; uncertainty .5 mi., Digital Map.  
Ridgetop, sandstone outcrops, and steep sand dune slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 615.  6/8/1994. 		RM 664132
_________________________________________________________________________

1064.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 14 air mi W of Green River; ca 2 road mi E of the junction of I-80 with Westvaco Road on the north side of I-80.  Elev. 6360-6500 ft.
T18N R109W S8.  41.5544 N, 109.7408 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Barren sagebrush community, slopes and ridgetop on butte. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 634.  6/10/1994. 		RM 663198
_________________________________________________________________________

1065.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Ferris Mountains: Miners Canyon on northeastern side of range, ca 16 air mi N of Independence Rock.  Elev. 6400-6600 ft.
T27N R86W S33.  42.2674 N, 107.1238 W.  
Along creek; chokecherry, hawthorn, willow, boxelder, and sagebrush common. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7684.  8/6/1998. 		RM 667344
     with Kevin J. Taylor
_________________________________________________________________________

1066.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Crook County: Devils Tower National Monument, summit of Devils Tower.  Elev. 5100 ft.
T53N R65W S7 SW 1/4.  zone 13, 522593E, 4937488N; WGS 84, GPS reading.  
West-southwest aspect; ca. half way between summit edge and summit cairn; bare exposed rock with Koeleria macrantha, Selaginella densa, Artemisia frigida, Hesperostipa comata. Phenology: flowering. 

Cheryl Mayer, 1643.  7/7/2016. 		RM 963793	Barcode: RM0100848
     with Andrew Lyons-Gould
_________________________________________________________________________

1067.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., New Mexico, Taos County: Carson National Forest and Vicinity: Sangre de Cristo Range: Hondo Canyon along Forest Road 606, SE of NM Hwy 68, up Hondo Canyon Creek 0.6 air mi. North edge  Elev. 7600-8450 ft.
T24N R12E S30; S30.  36.2878 N, 105.705 W to 36.2925 N, 105.7175 W; GPS Reading.  
Southwest exposure, rocky slope with ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 80509.  5/17/2005. 		RM 942769	Barcode: RM0114889
     with Jill E. Larson
_________________________________________________________________________

1068.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area: south peninsula at the confluence of Blacks Fork and Green River, ca 17 air mi S of Green River.  Elev. 6120-6264 ft.
T15N R108W S14 NE1/4.  41.2814 N, 109.55 W; uncertainty 0.5 mi..  
Sandy slopes dominated by desert shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 35499.  6/20/1995. 		RM 627850
     with C. H. Refsdal and Laura Welp
_________________________________________________________________________

1069.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: benchland between Zieglers Wash and Dry Muddy Creek ca 9 air mi WNW of Granger; ca 24.5 air mi SE of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6460-6500 ft.
T19N R113W S12 SW1/4.  41.6431 N, 110.1239 W.  
Salt desert shrub on soft clays and clay-chert ridgetops, sagebrush bottoms and sparsely vegetated slopes, some areas of gray-green shale. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36128.  7/3/1995. 		RM 664189
     with C. H. Refsdal
_________________________________________________________________________

1070.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Lincoln County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: benchland between Zieglers Wash and Dry Muddy Creek ca 13 air mi WNW of Granger; ca 22 air mi SE of Kemmerer.  Elev. 6590-6680 ft.
T20N R113W S32 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S33.  41.6711 N, 110.2008 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Desert shrubs on vegetated low sand dunes, clay slopes, conglomerate ridges, and sparsely vegetated slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36190.  7/3/1995. 		RM 664194
     with C. H. Refsdal
_________________________________________________________________________

1071.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Uinta County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: Bridger Butte, ca 5.5 air mi WSW of Fort Bridger; ca 25.5 air mi E of Evanston.  Elev. 7300-7500 ft.
T15N R116W S15 South1/2.  41.279 N, 110.4772 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Juniper woodland with sagebrush adjacent to badlands. Phenology: flowering. 

B. E. Nelson, 36384.  7/7/1995. 		RM 664193
     with C. H. Refsdal
_________________________________________________________________________

1072.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., South Dakota, Fall River County: Robinson Flats, ca 10 mi NNW of Edgemont.  Elev. 4400 ft.
43 27.6' N, 103 51.9' W; unknown, , GPS reading.  
Grassland with Artemisia frigida and Koeleria. Flowers yellow. Phenology: flowering. 

Robert D. Dorn, 12147.  6/27/2018. 		RM 958389	Barcode: RM0216919
_________________________________________________________________________

1073.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 18 air mi SW of Green River; 4.7 air mi S on FMC access road off of Westvaco Road.  Elev. 6260-6360 ft.
T17N R110W S23 N1/2; also S14.  41.4383 N, 109.7986 W; uncertainty 2 mi..  
Sandy plateaus and clay bottoms, rolling hills with salt desert shrub. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 4445.  6/27/1995. 		RM 664195
_________________________________________________________________________

1074.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Daggett County: Southwestern Wyoming and Adjacent Utah: Clay Basin: Teepee Mountains, ca 11.5 air mi ENE of Dutch John.  Elev. 6600-6760 ft.
T3N R24E S15 SW1/4.  
Sandstone boulders and cliff face, sandy soils, south aspect, steep slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 4841.  7/5/1995. 		RM 664191
_________________________________________________________________________

1075.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Pathfinder Reservoir and Mountain: Bishop Point Recreation Area, ca 3.4 air mi W of County Road 409; ca 10.5 air mi SW of Alcova townsite.  Elev. 5880 ft.
T29N R84W S9.  42.4966 N, 106.9047 W.  
Along creek; graminoids dominant; Ribes and big sage common. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 7940.  8/8/1998. 		RM 667345
_________________________________________________________________________

1076.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Utah, Rich County: Southwestern Wyoming and Adjacent Utah: Crawford Mountain: ca 3 air mi NE of Woodruff; 1 mi N of Little Crawford Road.  Elev. 6500-6940 ft.
T9N R7E S1 NW1/4; also NE1/4 S2.  
Sagebrush slopes with scattered junipers. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

C. H. Refsdal, 5059.  7/8/1995. 		RM 664192
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

1077.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 6.2 air mi N of McKinnon; ca 6.1 mi N on County Road 1 from Wyo Hwy 414.  Elev. 7000-7100 ft.
T13N R111W S14 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S15.  41.1072 N, 109.8953 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Vegetated sand dunes. Phenology: flowering & fruiting. 

C. H. Refsdal, 5276.  7/13/1995. 		RM 664227
_________________________________________________________________________

1078.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Sweetwater County: Basins and Mountains of Southwest Wyoming: ca 6.2 air mi N of McKinnon; ca 6.1 mi N on County Road 1 from Wyo Hwy 414.  Elev. 7000-7100 ft.
T13N R111W S14 SW1/4; also SE1/4 S15.  41.1072 N, 109.8953 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Vegetated sand dunes. Phenology: flowering. 

C. H. Refsdal, 5277.  7/13/1995. 		RM 664226
_________________________________________________________________________

1079.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: West slope Laramie Range: ca 0.7 mi NE of U.S. Hwy 30, ca 2.4 air mi E of downtown Laramie.  Elev. 7420 ft.
T16N R73W S35 SE1/4 NW1/4.  41.3141 N, 105.55 W; WGS 84, , GPS reading.  
Upper ridge slope, east aspect, red silt loam; with Hesperostipa comata, Artemisia frigida, Paronychia spp. Phenology: flowering. 

Bonnie Heidel, 4609.  6/17/2018. 		RM 981744	Barcode: RM0251718
_________________________________________________________________________

1080.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: near County Road 211, ca 6.6 air mi SW of Powder River townsite.  Elev. 6060-6100 ft.
T35N R85W S31.  42.9606 N, 107.0801 W.  
Badlands; sagebrush and saltbush common. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8011.  8/11/1998. 		RM 667346
_________________________________________________________________________

1081.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Miracle Mile on North Platte River, ca 1.5 air mi NNE of Kortes Dam.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T26N R84W S27 NE1/4; also S22.  42.1952 N, 106.8707 W.  
Sandy sagebrush-grasslands; yucca also common. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8175.  8/13/1998. 		RM 667347
_________________________________________________________________________

1082.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Miracle Mile on North Platte River, ca 1.5 air mi NNE of Kortes Dam.  Elev. 6000 ft.
T26N R84W S27 NE1/4; also S22.  42.1952 N, 106.8707 W.  
Sandy sagebrush-grasslands; yucca also common. Phenology: vegetative only. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8176.  8/13/1998. 		RM 667348
_________________________________________________________________________

1083.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, El Paso County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: northwest end of Colorado Springs: Popes Bluffs, north end near intersection of Centennial and Vindicator.  Elev. 6600 ft.
T13S R67W S11 SW1/4; also NW1/4 S14.  38.9333 N, 104.8599 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandstone outcrops and grassy slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 50187.  5/18/1995. 		 
     with Timothy W. Chumley
_________________________________________________________________________

1084.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, El Paso County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Little Fountain Creek, ca 10 air mi SSW of center of Colorado Springs.  Elev. 6400-6600 ft.
T16S R67W S2 SW1/4; also N1/4 S11.  38.6862 N, 104.856 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandstone hogback and oak, mountain mahogany slopes. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 50220.  5/19/1995. 		 
     with Timothy W. Chumley
_________________________________________________________________________

1085.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: quarry 0.5 air mi NW of Wellsville.  Elev. 7400-8400 ft.
T49N R10E S7; also S8; also NW1/4 S17; also S18.  38.5165 N, 105.9074 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Pinyon-juniper slopes, sandstone, and limestone outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Ronald L. Hartman, 50498.  5/23/1995. 		 
     with Timothy W. Chumley
_________________________________________________________________________

1086.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Parkdale Recreation Area off U.S. Hwy 50 along the south bank of the Arkansas River, ca 11.4 air mi WNW of Canon City.  Elev. 5750-5780 ft.
T18S R72W S13 N1/2.  38.4832 N, 105.3931 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Weedy, disturbed site along the river, with alluvial gravels and thin, poor soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 1272.  6/30/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1087.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Sand Gulch off Sand Gulch or County Road 13, ca 2.8 road mi NE of intersection with County Road 12, ca 3 air mi NNE of Cotopaxi.  Elev. 7120-7440 ft.
T48N R12E S17 E1/2; also SE1/4 S8.  38.4836 N, 105.666 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sparsely wooded slopes and drainages in pinyon-juniper on sandy-gravelly granitic soils with large granite outcrops. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 1349.  6/30/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1088.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Texas Creek Gulch off Table Mountain or County Road 217A, ca 3 air mi NNW of town of Texas Creek.  Elev. 6840-7930 ft.
T18S R73W S31 NW1/4; also T48N R12E NW1/4 S2.  38.4403 N, 105.5971 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
In pinyon-juniper on rocky-gravelly granitic slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 1404.  7/1/1995. 		 
     with Irene Thien
_________________________________________________________________________

1089.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Natrona County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: along Poison Spider Road, ca 19.4 air mi SE of Waltman.  Elev. 6100 ft.
T33N R85W S21.  42.8147 N, 107.0407 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland and roadside; red sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8315.  8/15/1998. 		RM 667349
_________________________________________________________________________

1090.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Como Lake S of U.S. Hwy 30-287, ca 9 air mi W of Medicine Bow townsite.  Elev. 6700 ft.
T22N R80W S2.  41.9076 N, 106.3721 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland with greasewood. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8331.  8/17/1998. 		RM 667350
_________________________________________________________________________

1091.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: along the north face of Little Crampton Mountain and W along Cottonwood Creek, ca 1.5 air mi W of Colo Hwy 9, ca 13.5 air mi WNW of Canon City.  Elev. 6800-7700 ft.
T17S R72W S16; also S15.  38.5688 N, 105.4488 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
On a gravel bar on the creek bank. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 2489.  7/25/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1092.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: Castle Basin E of Buzzard or County Road 497, ca 19.4 air mi E of Three Forks Junction.  Elev. 6300-6390 ft.
T28N R86W S25; also T28N R85W S30.  42.3686 N, 107.0654 W.  
Sagebrush-grassland; red sandy soil. Phenology: fruiting. 

Amy J. Roderick, 8433.  8/18/1998. 		RM 667351
_________________________________________________________________________

1093.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: off County Road 311, ca 1 air mi S of Park County, ca 10 air mi SW of town of Cripple Creek; ca 17.5 air mi NNW of Canon City.  Elev. 7640-8200 ft.
T16S R71W S4; also S5.  38.6831 N, 105.3375 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Upper slopes dominated by pinyon pine and Gambel's oak, and adjacent grasslands on rolling hills. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 491.  5/25/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1094.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: off County Road 9, ca 5.5 air mi N of Canon City; ca 0.2 road mi S of Garden Park Interpretive Site.  Elev. 9740 ft.
T17S R70W S33.  38.5275 N, 105.2248 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Sandy-gravelly drainage with rocky pinyon-juniper uplands; mostly on Dakota sandstone with underlying Morrison formation occasionally outcropping. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 544.  6/1/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1095.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Arkansas Mountain off Spruce Mountain or County Road 157A, ca 1 air mi W of County Road 12; ca 4 air mi N of Cotopaxi.  Elev. 8000-9200 ft.
T48N R11E S11.  38.4175 N, 105.7216 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
West-facing slopes at higher elevations dominated by ponderosa pine with Douglas fir and white fir. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 572.  6/2/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1096.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Miner Gulch off County Road 11, ca 14.5 air mi NW of Canon City; ca 16 air mi SW of Cripple Creek.  Elev. 6660-7300 ft.
T16S R72W S35.  38.6117 N, 105.4117 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
North-facing, moderate slope of saddle. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 732.  6/12/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1097.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Sixmile Park: from Indian Springs Campground N along a tributary of Sixmile Creek, following an old road; ca 6 air mi NW of Canon City.  Elev. 5400-6730 ft.
T18S R69W S5 W1/2; also NC1/4 S8.  38.5131 N, 105.1326 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry, rocky sandstone slopes. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 778.  6/14/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1098.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Nonans Peak above Tunnel Drive in uplands above the river, ca 3 air mi WSW of Canon City.  Elev. 5300-6900 ft.
T18S R70W S31 W1/2; also T18S R71W NE1/4 S36.  38.4409 N, 105.2617 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Rocky, granitic slopes above a steep drainage. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 813a.  6/16/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1099.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Nonans Peak above Tunnel Drive in uplands above the river, ca 3 air mi WSW of Canon City.  Elev. 5300-6900 ft.
T18S R70W S31 W1/2; also T18S R71W NE1/4 S36.  38.4409 N, 105.2617 W.  
Rocky, granitic slopes above a steep drainage. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 813b.  6/16/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1100.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Twin Mountain off U.S. Hwy 50, ca 5.6 air mi NW of Canon City; ca 2 road mi from turnoff to Royal Gorge.  Elev. 6200-6800 ft.
T18S R71W S11 NW1/4; also SE1/4 S2.  38.4974 N, 105.3004 W; uncertainty 1 mi..  
Dry upland sites. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 865.  6/16/1995. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1101.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Pueblo County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Great Plains: along Meridian Road or County Road 501, ca 0.3 rd mi S of El Paso County; ca 18 air mi N of Pueblo.  Elev. 5300-5400 ft.
T18S R64W S6.  38.5131 N, 104.5979 W.  zone 13, 534709E, 4263000N.  
Dry cholla-grassland in fine sandy soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 3448.  5/31/1996. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1102.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: Phantom Canyon: in Phantom Canyon off Colo Hwy 67, ca 5.5 air mi NE of Canon City.  Elev. 6450-8200 ft.
T17S R69W S28 W1/2; also SE1/4 S20, NE1/4 S29.  38.5419 N, 105.1142 W.  zone 13, 488982E, 4266637N.  
In a dry drainage above the creek in Gambel's oak with granitic-gravelly soil and granite outcrops. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 3458.  6/1/1996. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1103.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: west end of Fort Steele Breaks, W of the North Platte River, ca 6.5 air mi N of Sinclair; ca 10.5 air mi NE of Rawlins.  Elev. 6500-6600 ft.
T22N R86W S14 S1/4.  41.8785 N, 107.0705 W.  
Rough breaks of sandstone/mudstone ridges with intervening draws dominated by sagebrush, hopsage, shadscale, Gardner saltbush, and spiny horsebrush. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 868.  6/18/1997. 		RM 667701
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

1104.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, El Paso County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Front Range: Rock Creek Park: in hills and canyons above the park, approx 1 mi N of Colo Hwy 115, ca 10.5 air mi S of Colorado Springs.  Elev. 6300-7200 ft.
T15S R67W S35 SE1/4; also SW1/4 S36.  38.7018 N, 104.8599 W.  zone 13, 512436E, 4283622N.  
Weedy slopes in Gambel's oak and ponderosa pine on steep, rocky, granitic soils. Phenology: flowering. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 3967.  6/22/1996. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________

1105.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Carbon County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: I D Ridge between Wyo Hwy 351 and Seminoe Reservoir, ca 4 air mi S of Seminoe Dam; ca 27 air mi NE of Rawlins.  Elev. 6600-6800 ft.
T25N R85W S26.  42.1085 N, 106.9681 W.  
Sand hills dominated by Artemisia cana and sandy ridges populated with limber pine, ponderosa pine, and juniper. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 908.  6/20/1997. 		RM 667702
     with B. E. Nelson
_________________________________________________________________________

1106.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Wyoming, Albany County: Upper North Platte and Laramie River Drainages: along Fort Fetterman or County Road 61, ca 6.4 air mi NE of Rock River.  Elev. 6760-6800 ft.
T21N R76W S12.  41.8057 N, 105.8871 W.  
Grasslands on dry gentle slope with a few greasewood shrubs. Phenology: flowering. 

Amy J. Roderick, 949.  6/23/1997. 		RM 957283	Barcode: RM0209518
_________________________________________________________________________

1107.  Opuntia polyacantha Haw. var. polyacantha  				Cactaceae

U.S.A., Colorado, Fremont County: East-central Colorado: Mosquito Range to Plains: Arkansas River Drainage: along the N bank of the Arkansas River and adjacent uplands off County Road 45, ca 2 air mi NW of Howard.  Elev. 6820-7580 ft.
T49N R10E S27 W1/2; also SW1/4 S22.  38.4742 N, 105.8531 W.  zone 13, 426590E, 4257048N.  
Dry, rocky-gravelly slopes in uplands above the river. Phenology: fruiting. 

Timothy W. Chumley, 4612.  7/14/1996. 		 
_________________________________________________________________________