. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 69.—Opuntia bigelovii. FIG. 70.—Opuntia bigelovii. (5 to 7 cm. broad); larger spines 4 to 6, stout, 2 to 3 cm. long, covered with loose yellow sheaths, accompanied by several bristle-like spines or hairs; glochids numerous; flowers yellow; ovary some- what bristly; fruit strongly tuberculate, 3 to 4 cm. long, spineless. Type locality: Comondu and Loreto northward to beyond Rosario, Lower California. Distribution: Central Lower California. Opuntia ciribe is near 0. bigelovii, but differs from it in having less spiny stems and globu
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 69.—Opuntia bigelovii. FIG. 70.—Opuntia bigelovii. (5 to 7 cm. broad); larger spines 4 to 6, stout, 2 to 3 cm. long, covered with loose yellow sheaths, accompanied by several bristle-like spines or hairs; glochids numerous; flowers yellow; ovary some- what bristly; fruit strongly tuberculate, 3 to 4 cm. long, spineless. Type locality: Comondu and Loreto northward to beyond Rosario, Lower California. Distribution: Central Lower California. Opuntia ciribe is near 0. bigelovii, but differs from it in having less spiny stems and globular, slightly different fruits. Figure 71 is from a photograph of a plant collected by Dr. Rose at the head of Con- cepcion Bay, Lower California; figure 72 is from a drawing of a joint from the same 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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