| Opuntia mesacantha Raf. | 
	
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                         | Herbarium: | 
                             
                            University of West Alabama Herbarium (UWAL) | 
	
		| Family: | CACTACEAE | 
	
		| Currently Accepted Name: | Opuntia mesacantha Raf. ssp. mesacantha   | 
	
		| Herbarium Name Used: | Opuntia mesacantha Rafinesque ssp. mesacantha | 
	
		| Locality: | USA. Alabama. Marion: 4.68 air mi. SW of Hackleburg. Confluence of Gin & North Fork Creek. Along S side of US 43 approx. 0.11 mi. W of jct. with Northfork Creek Rd.  | 
	
		| Habitat: | Sandstone glade on mat of Cladonia caroliniana, C. subtenuis, C. uncialis, and Leucobryum albidum; tepals yellow throughout. | 
	
		| Collector: | England, J. Kevin 7757   with James C. Lendemer & Erin A. Tripp | 
	
		| Date: | 13 May 2017 | 
	
		| Accession No: | UWAL0036490 | 
	
		| Image: | UWAL0036490.jpg | 
	
		| Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation | 
	
		| Submission Info: | Submitted by admin on 19 Dec 2021 |