Opuntia superbospina Griffiths
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1912
name: label: Collector
content: David Griffiths
notes: label: Notes
content: Not known to be published
label: Notes
content: Griffiths, David
label: Notes
content: Negative number listed is 2139. Glass negatives are stored at the Smithsonian Institution Archives as of 1988.
label: Notes
content: Opuntia superbospina (Cactaceae). - Type; Collection: Griffiths 10574 DG, 9700 PIG (Holotype US), U.S.A., Arizona; joint with branch and two fruits, fruits are not painted. Notes on reverse, "Field, row 10, upper joint painted from 2nd plant behind stake. 1st plant not in good condition. Lower joint left unfinished at request of Dr. Griffiths. ... The lower figure was from the 10374 DG Field, row 10, 2nd plant." - Jun 24 1916.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Aug 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
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content: Botany
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content: Non-specimen graphic
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content: Botanical Art
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Opuntia superbospina Griffiths
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Botany Dept.
identifier: label: Other Numbers
content: Botanical Art Plate Link : 4730
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Cactaceae Opuntioideae
physicalDescription: label: Preparation
content: watercolor over photograph