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basilaris

Taxon

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

Protologue Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, 3): 48. 1856 [1857 publ. 1856]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (16).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (18).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (27).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (30).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (25).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (32).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (22).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (35).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (21).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (31).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (34).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (33).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (17).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (28).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (20).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (23).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (36).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (26).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (19).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (29).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016.  (24).JPG

Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (9).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (5).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (8).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (11).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (6).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (7).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (12).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (4).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (3).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (10).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (13).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (2).jpg

Opuntia basillaris, not collected--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 065 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Utah; introduced into Canary Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected

April 16, 2016

Location

United States, California, Inyo (Big Pine)

37.172528, -118.2165

Location Remarks

North Death Valley Rd. ca. 5 km E of junction of Hwy 168 and Waucoba-Eureka Rd. Elev. 1242 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

April 1, 2010

Location

United States, California, Riverside County (Palm Desert, Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.)

33.664333, -116.399056

Location Remarks

Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Opuntia

Specific Epithet

basilaris

Authorship

Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#309,304 of 335,497

Top 93%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →