CHR 537475 A – Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 537475 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 December 2002
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Opuntia vulgaris
Determiner:
P.B. Heenan
Identification date:
2000-01-17 (Verbatim: 17 Jan 2000)
Preferred name:
Opuntia monacantha Haw.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Halswell Quarry, Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.6025 172.58
Verbatim locality:
Halswell Quarry, Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury
Verbatim collector:
P.B. Heenan
Standardised collector:
Peter B. Heenan
Verbatim date:
15 Jan 2000
Start date:
2000-01-15
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Native lands:
Ngāi Tahu
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
M36 761 338 (WGS84 -43.602479 172.579976)
Altitudes:
from 40m
Habitat:
On rocky rubble on steep slopes of old quarry walls.
Notes:
Naturalised over an area 20 x 20m. Plants upto 1m high, flowers yellow, with red mark on back of outer petals. Flowers 6-7cm diam. Ovary/fruit obovate; tapered toward base.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to B.
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
