Opuntia basilaris, not coll.--California. Inyo Co. Last Chance Mts. 16 Apr 2016. (16).JPG
Native to Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Utah; introduced into Canary Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Opuntia
Specific Epithet
basilaris
Authorship
Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#309,304 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
6%
