Opuntia × carstenii R.Puente & C.Hamann

, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 77(5): 231 (228-236; figs. 1-11) (2005).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60439913-2
Publication
Cactus and Succulent Journal. [Cactus and Succulent Society of America]
Collation
77(5): 231 (228-236; figs. 1-11)
Date of Publication
3 Oct 2005
Family as entered in IPNI
Cactaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
R. Puente & Curt Hamann 2902
Locality
Mun.Saltillo: along road Saltillo-Zacatecas near km248, ca. 1.5 km S of Guadalupe Victoria and ca. 16 S of Carneros, alt. 1939 m
Collection Date
1 Sep 2003
Type Herbaria
holotype DES
isotype ASU
Latitude
24° 58' 57" N
Longitude
101° 5' 12" W
Distribution Of Types
Coahuila (Mexico, Northern America)

Remarks

Hybrid parents: O. microdasys (Lehman) Pfieffer X O. stenopetala Engelmann; specific name honors: Carsten Hamann, who along with Curt Hamann, first found this species in 2001.