. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. 99 Plate xvi, figure 3, represents old and young joints of the plant collected above Ay- rampl, Peru, by Dr. Rose in 1914. Figure nS shows a fruit from thesame plant ;figure 119 is from a photograph taken by H. L. Tucker at Coropuna, Peru, in 1911. 75. Opuntia campestris sp. nov. Much branched, often forming low, dense masses, 3 to 6 dm. in diameter; terminal joints readily breaking off; joints globular or a little longer than thick, 3 to 5 cm. long, with numerous prominent areoles, the tubercles conspicuous when young; leaves minute,
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. OPUNTIA. 99 Plate xvi, figure 3, represents old and young joints of the plant collected above Ay- rampl, Peru, by Dr. Rose in 1914. Figure nS shows a fruit from thesame plant ;figure 119 is from a photograph taken by H. L. Tucker at Coropuna, Peru, in 1911. 75. Opuntia campestris sp. nov. Much branched, often forming low, dense masses, 3 to 6 dm. in diameter; terminal joints readily breaking off; joints globular or a little longer than thick, 3 to 5 cm. long, with numerous prominent areoles, the tubercles conspicuous when young; leaves minute, i to mm. long, caducous; glochids conspicuous, numerous, yellow; spines usually wanting at the lower areoles, present above, very unequal, 5 to 10, acicular, the longest ones cm. long; flowers rosy white to light yellow, 2 to 3 cm. long; ovary naked or spiny; fruit thicker than long, cm. long, with deep umbilicus, often very spiny. Common just below railroad station at Pampa de Arrieros, Peru, where it was col- lected by Dr. Rose, August 23, 1914 (No. 18957). Figure 120 represents joints of the type specimen above Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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