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Echinocactus platyacanthus
Echinocactus platyacanthus
Biznaga de Acitron
Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson

ID: 0000 0000 1117 1948 (2017-11-26)

Copyright © 2017 Wynn Anderson

 
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  • date of photo  Jul 12, 2013
  • latitude 24.91800   longitude 100.72640     View on Google Maps.
  • location   rural road south from Aquiles Sedan (La Hediondilla) to La Carbonara, 2.8 miles south of Aquiles Serdan, 8.3 miles north of La Carbonara, 14.9 miles southwest of MX 57 in San Rafael (Mcp. Galeana, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
  • family Cactaceae
  • plant community   Chihuahuan Desert Parthenium-Larrea scrub at 6146' (1873m)
  • notes   hillside slope with calcareous gravels on over white blocky limestone outcrops. An exceptionally rich and diverse flora site less than 100 yards east of Coahuila state line.
  • keywords: CDR, Chihuahuan Desert
  • contributor's ID #  CDR 425
  • photo category: Plant - shrub

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Biznaga de Acitron (photographer)
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