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Opuntiella californica
Red opuntia
As recorded: Opuntiella californica (Farlow) Kylin
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Gigartinales › Furcellariaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 6280
- Date
- September 19, 1944
- Locality
- Mussell Point, Pacific Grove
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1944, Doty, M.S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Desmarestia ligulata
Botany
Dictyoneuropsis reticulata
Botany
Dictyoneurum californicum
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Ectocarpus
Botany
Egregia menziesii
Botany
Halymenia californica
Botany
Laminaria dentigera
Botany
Nienburgia andersoniana
Botany
Osmundea spectabilis
Botany
Pikea
Botany
Schizymenia epiphytica
Botany
Schizymenia pacifica
Botany
Opuntiella californica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 102 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
Port Althorpe
(c) Kim Nesbitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Sitka, AK, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Opuntiella californica. BISH 537376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956221690. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/537376.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956221690 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026