BISH 744758Botany

Opuntia polyacantha

Plains Pricklypear

As recorded: Opuntia polyacantha Haw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 4451
Date: May 8, 1926
Locality: Johnson Bar, Snake River Canyon, T 24N, R.2W, Idaho Co.
Region: Idaho, United States
Elevation: 389 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

3 Bishop specimens of Opuntia polyacantha · collected 1926–1926Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 8, 1926, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Opuntia polyacantha observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28,758 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Little Thompson Overlook Trail, Longmont, CO, US

(c) Rick Long, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-27

Larimer County, US-CO, US

no rights reserved

2026-10-26

Rest Area Rd, Ranchos De Taos, NM, US

(c) Susan Mathews, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

May, ID, US

(c) Wilson Colby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Gunnison, CO 81230, USA

(c) Jess Beauchemin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Ute Trail Connection, Colorado Springs, CO, US

(c) marionbee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Opuntia polyacantha. BISH 744758. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956540026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/744758.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956540026 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026