. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 4. CACTUS FAMILY. 573 4. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Many-spined Opiintia. Tuna. Fig. 2990. Cactus ierox Nutt. Gen. i: 296. 1818. Not Willd. 1813. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Syn. PI. Succ. Suppl. 82. 1819. Opuntia tnissouriensts UL. Frodr. 3 : 472. 1828. Prostrate, joints broadly obovate to or- bicular, tubercled, pale greer, 2'-6' long, about 6" thick, t
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 4. CACTUS FAMILY. 573 4. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Many-spined Opiintia. Tuna. Fig. 2990. Cactus ierox Nutt. Gen. i: 296. 1818. Not Willd. 1813. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Syn. PI. Succ. Suppl. 82. 1819. Opuntia tnissouriensts UL. Frodr. 3 : 472. 1828. Prostrate, joints broadly obovate to or- bicular, tubercled, pale greer, 2'-6' long, about 6" thick, the tubercles 2" high, densely spiny and with cushions of fine bristles; spines 5-12, slender, 6"-2' long, whitish; leaves minute; flowers light yel- low, 2-3' broad; fruit dry, very prickly, I'-ii' long. Plains and dry soil, Wisconsin to South Da- kota, Athabasca, British Columbia, Nebraska. Missouri, Utah and New Mexico. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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