University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Pediocactus simpsonii var. minor (Engelmann) Cockerell
CACTACEAE
F. Ramaley
10373
1915-06-12
12 June 1915
United States, Colorado, Boulder, Sulphide.
39.94899 -105.53597 +-5000m. WGS84
Sulphide was a train stop between Eldora and the Cardinal-Caribou stop according to "The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition" 1905 edition page 564 found here: https://books.google.com/books?id=nfTRqosciAsC&pg=PA564&lpg=PA564&
Dry grassland.
Veg
Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Br.&Rose, det. L. Benson, 1968. / Pediocactus simpsonii, by virtue of its spine pattern, count & clearly defined radials & centrals, det. Arp, May 1970. / P. simpsonii var. minor (Eng.) Cock., det. K.D. Heil, 1990. Original ID as Coryphantha radiosa (Engelm.) Rydb. =Cacuts radiosus neomexicanus (Engelm.) Coult.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)